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Roundtable with Aime Dimatteo, Director General, FedNor

On Thursday, February 23, your chamber and community stakeholders participated in a roundtable discussion with Aime Dimatteo, Director General, FedNor. Mr. Dimatteo provided an overall discussion of FedNor including its priorities(community economic development, business growth and competitiveness, and innovation), funding considerations, and explained how the application process has been streamlined and improved going forward. Mr…

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Role of Taxation in Enhancing Canada’s Productivity Through Encouraging Skills & Training for Small Business

The skills and labour shortage facing Canada is already nearing epidemic proportions due to increasing skill shortages, the aging of our workforce and global competition. According to the Conference Board of Canada, by 2020 Canada will be facing a labour shortage of nearly 1 million workers. The shortage of skilled workers and new job entrants…

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RNIP made permanent, new immigration pilots announced!

Major Immigration Announcements from the Federal Government Dear Chamber members, The Honourable Marc Miller, Federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship was in Sudbury to announce that the Rural Northern Immigration Pilot Project is going to be turned into a permanent program! The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has tirelessly advocated for RNIP to become…

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