As part of the city’s Talent Attraction Strategy, they have identified the Employment Ontario London Job fair taking place on February 13th, as a great opportunity to interact with a talent pool of skilled workers currently looking for employment opportunities. It is anticipated that with the recent closures of the Ford Talbotville plant and the…
On Saturday, Kathleen Wynne was named Ontario’s 25th Premier, chosen by Ontario Liberal delegates at the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention. Recently, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce asked Ms. Wynne to answer five questions on how she would advance the Emerging Stronger Agenda and help business grow and prosper in the province. Find out what she said.
The Canadian Chamber is very concerned about new “anti-spam” rules the federal government announced two weeks ago. Canadian anti-spam legislation and the corresponding regulations have taken a “ban-all” approach to regulating commercial electronic messages (CEMs). All emails, SMS texts, social media sent in a commercial context are captured. The legislation will obligate the sender to…
In December, the chamber issued a survey to gauge how members viewed the economic forecast for 2013. The results have been complied and the forecast looks positive. View the results here.
Businesses can learn and be inspired by the best practices of employers of people with disabilities in Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector, a federal panel’s new report, available online. The panel consulted with businesses and organizations, including the Canadian Chamber, last fall and they heard that: • Hiring people with disabilities makes good business…
