Minister Matthews addressed a crowd of 100 attendees most of which were from the health care industry at a President’s Series on February 24th. Minister Matthews shared Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care and its three main priorities; 1.Keeping Ontario healthy 2.Faster access and a stronger link to family health care 3.The Right Care, at…
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas met with Board members of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday March 13th to share ideas and develop a relationship with the business community. Topics of the discussion included the skilled labour crisis, electricity prices, the Northern Ontario Growth Plan, Far North Act…
Last summer the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) invited you to participate in a survey to find out what you thought were the top 10 barriers to Canada’s competitiveness. Of the 10 barriers presented in the survey, chambers from across the country indicated that Canada’s skills crisis was the top barrier faced by businesses seeking…
Your chamber conducted another one of its annual meetings with elected officials on Tuesday, April 10th and met with Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Northern Development and Mines and MPP for Sudbury. Discussions included the Provincial Budget, the Northern Ontario Growth Plan, electricity prices and skilled labour. Read the minutes from the meeting.
The Northeastern Ontario Regional Economic Development Area (REDA) has launched its website. As part of the planning for economic development and growth for Northern Ontario (Northern Ontario Growth Plan), the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is supporting pilot projects in the Northeast and the Northwest. This website will strive to keep the lines of…
With an increasingly older population and a declining birth rate, Ontario and Canada are facing a labour shortage that will quickly affect all sectors of the economy.
