The Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Advocacy

Business advocacy is at the heart of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC). It is about empowering our members and working with them to achieve outcomes that benefit them regardless of their size, sector and region. It is about building a world renowned business environment and a more competitive Ontario.

As Ontario’s Business Advocate, the OCC is an access point for relevant, timely information for our members, as well as public and private stakeholders.

We are a respected voice among government decision-makers and our solutions-based advocacy sets us apart. Become a part of this powerful network.

OCC Advocacy Agenda

Stay informed about the policy issues impacting Ontario’s business community

Check out the latest Ontario Budget information

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Get involved by joining an OCC advocacy task force

How We Determine Our Advocacy Agenda

The OCC researches and develops policy positions that serve to enhance the province’s business competitiveness, and to ensure that Ontario is an attractive place to invest, conduct business and attract skilled talent.

The OCC membership and policy team help shape the issues for which we advocate through a policy resolution process. At our Annual General Meeting (AGM), OCC members gather to debate and define the resolutions that inform advocacy efforts for the coming year(s). Out of this process, comes a compendium of resolutions, which form the basis of the OCC’s advocacy work.

To advance the Chamber Network’s advocacy efforts, the OCC has released the 2012 Advocacy Handbook.