Chamber meets with Nickel Belt MPP
Last Wednesday, your chamber met with Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas. The discussion included the 2012 Budget, the skilled labour crisis and electricity pricing.
Skilled Labour Crisis
With an increasingly older population and a declining birth rate, Ontario and Canada are facing a labour shortage that will quickly affect all sectors of the economy.
NE-REDA launches website
The Northeastern Ontario Regional Economic Development Area (REDA) has launched its website. As part of the planning for economic development and growth for Northern Ontario (Northern Ontario Growth Plan), the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is supporting pilot projects in the Northeast and the Northwest. This website will strive to keep the lines of…
Chamber meets with Minister
Your chamber conducted another one of its annual meetings with elected officials on Tuesday, April 10th and met with Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Northern Development and Mines and MPP for Sudbury. Discussions included the Provincial Budget, the Northern Ontario Growth Plan, electricity prices and skilled labour. Read the minutes from the meeting.
Resolving Canada’s Skills Crisis: Surveys
Last summer the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) invited you to participate in a survey to find out what you thought were the top 10 barriers to Canada’s competitiveness. Of the 10 barriers presented in the survey, chambers from across the country indicated that Canada’s skills crisis was the top barrier faced by businesses seeking…