ISSUE: The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has become a vast provincial government bureaucracy that is quickly becoming a danger to the Ontario government, taxpayers, businesses and insured workers. In fact, over the course of the last 25 years, the WSIB have had significant challenges fulfilling its obligations. BACKGROUND: In the 2009-2010 Annual Report…
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) is pleased with this morning’s announcement by Cliffs Natural Resources to design, build and operate a $1.8 billion chromite processing facility in Capreol. “The next chapter for the city and entire northern region begins in earnest today,” said Mark Weiman, Chair of the GSCC. “We look forward to…
2012 Bell Business Excellence Award Winners Entrepreneur of the Year – My Thai Palace / Pipat Sripimolphan (Sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada) Pipat Sripimolphan came from Thailand eight years ago and quickly established his first business in Toronto. Three years later, Pipat decided to open a restaurant in Sudbury. While other Asian restaurants may…
Last week, your chamber attended the 100th Anniversary of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce AGM. Over the course of two full days the chamber listened to engaging presentations by government officials and specialists in economics, public affairs and leadership. Additionally, the chamber participated in a plenary session where policy resolutions were debated and voted on.…
Last Wednesday, your chamber met with Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas. The discussion included the 2012 Budget, the skilled labour crisis and electricity pricing.
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.
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…
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.
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…