(Greater Sudbury, December 22, 2014) The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is pleased at the announcement that the province has included the Maley Drive Extension in the list of priority infrastructure projects that have been forwarded on to the federal government for proposed funding through the New Building Canada Plan. The chamber is optimistically waiting…
At last night’s first meeting of the new council, a motion was presented to vote on the issue of store hours in the community. This motion was brought forward as a follow-up to the results achieved in the 2014 municipal referendum. With an outcome of 11-2 in favour of deregulation, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, explains why we are seeing lower oil prices and what it will mean for the Canadian economy. Oil prices have dropped by 40% since June, an astonishingly rapid decline. Why has this…
TORONTO, December 8, 2014: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and its network of 160 chambers in communities across the province are urging the government to defer legislation that will pave the way for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). The business group is calling on the Government of Ontario to answer outstanding questions about the…
Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, TD Bank sits down with Joyce Mankarios, Policy and Communications Manager at the chamber for a 4 in 4 discussion. 4 in 4 is a video series aimed at engaging the powerful, unique, emerging and experienced within our community, province, country and aboard, with four questions in four…
Yesterday, the chamber hosted Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist of TD Bank Group to present an economic and financial outlook for 2015. Over 100 chamber members attended this event. Derek touched on what we can expect to see in the New Year in terms of economic growth on the global, national and…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, provides an update on domestic and international economic news. Read 5 Minutes for Business.
Yesterday afternoon, the Government of Ontario released its 2014 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, which provides an update on the government’s finances and progress on key commitments since the release of the 2014 Budget. In October, the province’s unemployment rate declined to 6.5 percent, its lowest rate since 2008. The province has also seen real…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, calms any fears that China’s economy might be slowing down. While China’s economy is changing dramatically, growth will remain over 7% for the foreseeable future. More importantly, a consumer revolution is underway. China’s middle…
Kelly Strong, Vale VP for Ontario and UK Operations is the latest to sit down and participate in our 4 in 4 series. 4 in 4 is a video series aimed at engaging the powerful, unique, emerging and experienced within our community, province, country and aboard, with four questions in four minutes (give or take!).…