As part of Council’s commitment to balance the need to provide services with the desire to maintain low property taxes, the Finance Committee of Greater Sudbury recently solicited public input for the 2013 municipal budget. While the Committee will begin formal budget deliberations with staff in the fall, the process starts now to ensure that…
Given the current economic opportunities facing our community, setting the right conditions for business success is more important than ever. It is anticipated that our local economy will experience $6.3 billion in mining development over the next 5 years. The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) represents over 1,050 members and seeks to raise the…
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…
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…
Back Row (left to right): Northern Ontario Film Studio’s David Anselmo, Raven Rising Enterprises Ltd’s Chef Tammy Maki, BESTECH’s Patrick Fantin, City Welding & Y International Recruiting + Immigration Services Inc.’s Robert Brouillette, Yes Buddy Cleaning Services’ Tiffany Yahaya, HSN Foundations’s Ian Lane and Michael MacnamaraFront Row (L to R): NSS Canada’s Bruno Lalonde, DeafBlind…
We were excited to host Dr. Stephen Tapp, Chief Economist for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, December 7th! Stephen is passionate, intelligent and he is able to make complicated economic data easy to understand for all of us. The key takeaways from his presentation are that a stagnant economy and high inflation (stagflation) will…
