The chamber has been very active on the red tape reduction file and through its red tape task force has made a series of recommendations over the years on how the city can improve red tape and reduce regulatory burdens on business. The city has taken a number of steps to reduce red tape. Read…
On December 9, 2014 City Council voted to repeal bylaws restricting store hours in Greater Sudbury. Read the history behind the chamber’s award-winning advocacy on the issue here.
(June 2, 2015) The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), and a coalition of major Ontario employers are calling on the provincial government to broaden its definition of a comparable pension plan under the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), to be implemented in 2017. In a letter…
(March 2015) A new report from the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce finds that permit delays, an absence of infrastructure, and intergovernmental quarrelling have stalled development in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, the mineral resource-rich region in the province’s Far North. The report, Where are we Now? A Report Card…
(February 2015) The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has joined a coalition of nearly 50 chambers of commerce and boards of trade from across the province that calls on the Government of Ontario to reconsider its proposed approach to boosting Ontarians’ retirement savings and assess the extent to which the implementation of the ORPP will…
This year the chamber made a pre-budget submission to the 2015 municipal budget focusing on development charges, Maley Drive, downtown development/community projects and red tape reduction. Read the submission here.
The chamber’s 2015 provincial pre-budget submission focuses on how the province can enhance competitiveness, economic growth and employment. The submission brings forth a number of key priorities: Ring of Fire, provincial debt and deficit, pension reform, energy pricing, infrastructure development in Northern Ontario, the skills gap and immigration. For more information read our submission here.
In its current form, the Ontario College of Trades (the College) is not positioned to deliver on many elements of its mandate. Over the last year, concerns have mounted over its compulsory membership structure, and the bias inherent to its trade classification review process. Additionally, the implications of expanding the range of compulsory trades have…
(February 9, 2015 )The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is pleased to release the fourth edition of our Emerging Stronger economic agenda for Ontario developed in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Mowat Centre at the University of Toronto and Leger Marketing. Emerging Stronger 2015 identifies immediate actions that government and business can…