October 23, 2024 The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce was proud to attend the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada AGM, and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM last week in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The trip was especially productive for the Sudbury Chamber as we were awarded our re-accreditation for 2025-2030 and also saw both…
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The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to our local members of parliament, MP Viviane Lapointe and MP Marc Serré, to express our concerns about the upcoming end of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) this year. Please find our letter, and their replies, attached below.
On August 26, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the extension of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) program to 2024 and that the boundaries for seven of the 11 participating communities have been expanded. The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Network have been long-term supporters of RNIP program…
On July 29, the Chamber Network sent a letter to the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion to convey employers’ concerns regarding the proposed EI reforms. As part of the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, a series of temporary measures were introduced to make the EI Program more…
(Left to right) Chair Anthony Davis, MP Sudbury Viviane Lapointe, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Patty Hajdu, and Past-chair Neil Milner. On July 5, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce had the pleasure to host the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Viviane Lapointe, Sudbury…
June 3, 2022 The Honourable Sean FraserMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaHouse of CommonsOttawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Fraser: RE: Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, launched by your Government in 2019, has provided a much-needed path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to live…
March 16, 2022 – Canadian businesses are calling on the federal government to do what is best for Canada’seconomy. The federal government must act to prevent a Canadian Pacific (CP) work stoppagenow. Supply chains are under serious strain both here and around the world. Many of the issuesCanada can’t fix by itself, but some we…
February 11, 2022 – Canadian businesses have suffered under the strain of constant disruptions over the last two years. The challenges they have had to overcome have included COVID-19, extreme weather events, increasing inflationary pressures, labour shortages and supply chain disruptions. Now achieving a successful recovery is threatened by the ongoing blockades of the critical infrastructure…
GREATER SUDBURY, April 20, 2021 – Today, Cora DeMarco, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, released the following response to the Government of Canada’s 2021 Budget: “Today, the Federal Government released a historic budget at a time when Canada needs it most. Canada’s 2021 Budget gives businesses in Greater…