Gaining the attention of political leaders and shaping meaningful dialogue with key decision makers in government is a cornerstone of our advocacy strategy. As I look back at the last fiscal year, I reflect on the wins we had as a chamber. On the local level, we successfully advocated for the consensus of City Council and…
Bill Best, President of Cambrian College 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 minutes (give or…
Bill 148 Update and Handbook On Wednesday, October 18, Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, passed second reading in the Ontario legislature. The legislation has gone back to committee for more amendments and to consider sectoral exemptions to labour and employment standards. At the same time, we have prepared a handbook for employers to help them…
Bill 148 and Offsets for Small Business On Tuesday, November 14, the Government of Ontario released its 2017 Fall Economic Statement. As part of this statement, the government announced $500 million in new initiatives for small businesses. These initiatives include: – cutting the small business Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate from 4.5% to 3.5%, creating savings of…
Sudbury Chamber gets BIG RNIP win! We are happy to tell you about a major advocacy win at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce. It gives us great pleasure to provide value to our membership through our advocacy work and to effect real, tangible change to help foster a positive business environment where we…
GREATER SUDBURY, March 21, 2019 – Today, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce revealed the finalists for the 2019 Bell Business Excellence Awards at the VIP Luncheon, sponsored by BDC. The VIP Luncheon was an excellent opportunity for finalists and sponsors to network with one another in advance of the awards gala on Thursday, May…
