Today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce issued a report entitled Opportunity Found: Improving the Participation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada’s Workforce. The report highlights productive initiatives to improve the workforce participation of Aboriginal peoples and the resulting competitiveness of employers. It also offers recommendations to the federal government and Canada’s businesses on measures both can…
Recently, Dawn Desjardins, Assistant Chief Economist with the Royal Bank of Canada addressed a President’s Series luncheon on the economic outlook for 2014. But before she spoke with them, she sat down with us to answer a little ‘4 in 4’ [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/81610323[/vimeo].
Creating a leading-edge workforce requires an effective, solvent, and efficiently managed workers’ compensation system. The OCC has long argued that Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) framework is in need of repair. According to an OCC survey of over 2,000 Ontario businesses, only 36 percent believe that the WSIB provides value for Ontarians. This…
Your Greater Sudbury Chamber, along with other chambers across Ontario, have worked to provide a strong message to the Ontario Minimum Wage Advisory Panel about our wishes for changes to the way Ontario sets its minimum wage, and to express our concerns over the impact of a sudden hike in the current minimum wage. A…
After delaying the return of Parliament, the Harper Government has used a Speech from the Throne to kick off a new session. The speech Wednesday, delivered by Governor-General David Johnston, marks the return of MPs and senators from a summer break and is meant to lay out the Harper government’s agenda at the halfway mark…
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has been sending out quarterly policy surveys throughout this past year. The response to these surveys has been overwhelming: they have generated nearly 7,000 responses (average of 1,700 responses per survey). This survey is now one of the most significant measurements of business opinion in the province (maybe in the…
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has issued their opinion on the themes contained in the 2013 throne speech. Find out if it is good news for business…
Today, Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Debbi Nicholson shared the chamber’s position on the matter of minimum wage at the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel Regional Public Consultations. Read the full presentation here.
Recently, Martin Bayer, Chair of the Northern Policy Institute addressed a President’s Series luncheon on the role and priorities of the newly formed policy shop. But before he spoke with them, he sat down with us to answer a little ‘4 in 4’ [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/75350521[/vimeo].
Read the CCC report entitled $50 Million a Day. In the report, the CCC highlights how Canada’s lack of infrastructure is preventing Canadians from maximizing their potential benefits in energy markets. The fastest growing markets for oil and gas now lie in non-OECD nations; however, Canada cannot respond to this opportunity as it lacks the…