Pay Transparency Act

Bill 203, Pay Transparency Act: we need your feedback! The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber Network, is seeking your feedback on Bill 203, the Pay Transparency Act. If passed, the Act will establish requirements relating to the disclosure of information about compensation (salaries and benefits) of employees and potential employees. We’re…

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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…

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2018 Provincial Budget

2018 Provincial Budget On Wednesday, March 28, the Government of Ontario presented its 2018 budget. This budget included a number of important announcements including: approximately $450 million in new taxes for business over the next three years; investments in skills development, including $170 million for Ontario’s Apprenticeship Strategy; and a $500 million investment in broadband…

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2021 Ontario Economic Report

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), in partnership with the Ontario Chamber Network, released its fifth annual Ontario Economic Report (OER). The report provides the latest data on Ontario’s economy and business confidence, highlighting the unprecedented year that was 2020 and the unpredictability that lies in the year ahead.  The OER is a data-driven, evidence-based document…

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Arming Businesses with Information on Potential EI Reforms 

Sweeping changes that are being recommended to modernize the federal government’s employment insurance program will cost employers billions of dollars if they are realized, said the commissioner for employers at the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. Nancy Healey is responsible for representing the views and positions of organizations and individuals that are clients of, or affected…

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