In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, calms any fears that China’s economy might be slowing down. While China’s economy is changing dramatically, growth will remain over 7% for the foreseeable future. More importantly, a consumer revolution is underway. China’s middle…
Yesterday afternoon, the Government of Ontario released its 2014 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, which provides an update on the government’s finances and progress on key commitments since the release of the 2014 Budget. In October, the province’s unemployment rate declined to 6.5 percent, its lowest rate since 2008. The province has also seen real…
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, provides an update on domestic and international economic news. Read 5 Minutes for Business.
Yesterday, the chamber hosted Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist of TD Bank Group to present an economic and financial outlook for 2015. Over 100 chamber members attended this event. Derek touched on what we can expect to see in the New Year in terms of economic growth on the global, national and…
Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, TD Bank sits down with Joyce Mankarios, Policy and Communications Manager at the chamber for a 4 in 4 discussion. 4 in 4 is a video series aimed at engaging the powerful, unique, emerging and experienced within our community, province, country and aboard, with four questions in four…
TORONTO, December 8, 2014: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and its network of 160 chambers in communities across the province are urging the government to defer legislation that will pave the way for the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP). The business group is calling on the Government of Ontario to answer outstanding questions about the…
