Issue As several key regions in Ontario expand and an increasingly large constituency of the public turns to public transit as a means of reducing their environmental impact, the provincial transit funding formula as it is currently subsidized, limits Ontario municipalities from developing and growing their systems to match and meet the demand of their…
The Board of Directors at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce urges the Government of Ontario to consider in its entirety the Roadmap for Economic Growth, as well as the other suggested actions, contained within the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s report, “Supporting Economic Growth in Uncertain Times,” and its 2023 pre-budget submission. On a more…
The Ministry of Transportation has crafted a consultation paper on a proposed multimodal goods movement strategy for Ontario, read it here. The paper will also be posted on the Environmental and Regulatory registries. An accompanying consultation workbook includes numerous questions on the document meant to be used to formulate a response. The workbook can be…
On October 8th from 5:00pm-9:00pm, the chamber will be hosting its Annual General Meeting. The keynote speaker for the evening will be Tom Rand, Managing Partner of the privately-backed ArcTern Ventures, and a Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District. In his address, Tom will highlight the key messages from his latest book while sharing…
Dear Ministers:The proposal to introduce legislation on prohibiting replacement workers in federally regulated industries raises serious concern for Canadian business, including many that play an essential role in growing our economy and ensuring that our supply chains operate efficiently.While we all respect and want to protect the right to collective bargaining, the proposed anti-replacement worker…
In August, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce responded to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s invitation to participate in its pre-budget consultation process by submitting our priorities for the 2015 federal budget. If you have any questions or if you would like more information, please contact Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and…
