2022 Municipal election candidates respond to chamber’s election platform
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Chamber advocacy contributes to extension of immigration pilot
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…
Downtown Business Incubator Now Open
Innovations Quarters is a specialized incubator program designed as a space to accelerate the growth and success of new tech-enabled companies through an array of business support resources and services such as physical space, coaching, mentorship, training, shared business services and professional network connections. As your local business champion, the chamber is providing free membership…
Extend the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
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…
Letter to the Premier re: Lack of Health Care Services in Sudbury
March 8, 2022 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 premier@ontario.ca RE: Sudbury business concerns regarding local health care services Dear Premier Ford, We are writing to you on behalf of the membership of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce to share our concerns and priorities…
UPDATE: Health Unit Issues Strong Recommendations for Additional COVID-19 Protective Measures
Today, the Medical Officer of Health issued legally enforceable instructions to businesses and organizations, further rolling back the clock to reinstate work-from-home requirements. In ADDITION to those measures announced earlier today, the Medical Officer of Health has issued strong recommendations for all workplaces. It is strongly recommended that all workplaces within the Public Health Sudbury & Districts service area…
Sudbury Health Unit Issues Work-From-Home Instructions
Today, the Medical Officer of Health is reinstating work-from-home requirements, revoked by the province on July 15, 2021, issuing strong recommendations for COVID-19 protections to area schools, businesses, and organizations, and enacting stricter measures for the follow up of contacts of cases of COVID-19. Effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2021, the updated Letter of Instructions will…
Local Health Unit Releases Additional, Mandatory Measures
Today, the Public Health Sudbury and Districts released additional, mandatory measures for Greater Sudbury. These time-limited measures come into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, for Greater Sudbury only. The Letter of Instruction issued today will require for Greater Sudbury: Reinstatement of capacity limits and physical distancing requirements at premises that require proof of…
Letter to the Chief of Police re: Members’ Concerns Regarding Safety of Staff, Patrons, and Property
On September 29, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to Chief Paul Pederson sharing our membership’s concerns regarding the safety of staff, patrons, and property. The chamber indicated that some member businesses in downtown and other areas of the community have faced instances of theft at their properties, loitering, indecent exposure, among other acts, that have…
Letter to Mayor and City Council RE: Municipal Budget 2021
February 10, 2021 Mayor Brian Bigger and City CouncilCity of Greater SudburyTom Davies SquareP O Box 5000, Station ASudbury, ON P3A 5P3 RE: Greater Sudbury Municipal Budget 2021 Dear Mayor Bigger and City Council, On behalf of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce I appreciate the opportunity to shareour comments regarding the City of Greater…