Daily Archives: April 11, 2012

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…