Media Release Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Deliver Landmark Agenda to Grow Economy and Spur Job Creation Ontario Business Confidence drops by 17 points to a five-year low Greater Sudbury, 2016: Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Mowat…
Following the devastating effects of the Great Depression, the Canadian government unveiled Unemployment Insurance in 1940 to assist Canadians through difficult times. In the recession of 1982, the program helped 76 percent of the unemployed and during the 1990 recession, fully 83 percent of the unemployed received benefits. However, current coverage is only about half…
Issue: Without re-investment by the federal government in its postsecondary institutions, Canada cannot achieve its vision of being one of the most innovative and skilled countries in the world. Background: Accessible and high quality postsecondary education is vital to Canada’s economic, social and cultural development. The mandate of Canada’s colleges and institutes all share a…
Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses are facing increased difficulty in securing adequate and affordable insurance coverage. Rapidly escalating insurance costs are having a negative impact on individual businesses and the Canadian economy. The insurance industry and insurers are in the business of making money for their stockholders. Failure to do so reduces investor confidence, which…
Issue The OntarioBuys program is a provincially-funded shared-service organization (SSO) and an example of this problem. Under its organizational sphere, SSOs have developed RFP procurement processes that include stipulations which reduce the competitiveness of small and medium sized business in bidding on provincial contracts. Of the many SSOs, the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) is…
Issue Since the piloting of the OntarioBuys program three years ago we have raised concerns regarding the procurement procedures developed by the OntarioBuys. Specifically under OntarioBuys there was the creation of shared-service organizations (SSOs). One such SSO is the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM). Under this SSO there are number of stipulations that are unrealistic…