The Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Resources

Reports

• Cost Trends in Health Benefits for Ontario Businesses (report, November 2011)
• Sector Specific Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Transitioning to the New Economy and Regional Economic Development Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Skilled Workforce (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Transportation Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Health Care Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Taxation and Fiscal Governance Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Energy Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Competitive Regulatory Regime Report (OCC policy report, September 2011)
• Protecting Our Most Valuable Resource (report, June 2011)
• Dollars & Sense: A Case for Modernizing Canada’s Transfer Agreements (report, February 2011)
• Energize Ontario, Developing Sustainable Climate Change Policy (report, December 2010)
• OCC Releases Report on Smarter Regulation (report, November 2010)
• New Skills Study Predicts Dire Future (report, February 2010)
• HST Isn’t a Tax Grab After All According to Report (report, December 2009)
• Made in Ontario – The Case for Sales Tax Harmonization (report, January 2009)
• Easing the Chokepoints (report, August 2007)
• Retooling for a Prosperous Ontario (report, October 2006)
• Cost of Border Delays to the United States Economy (report, April 2005)
• Fairness in Confederation: Fiscal Imbalance A Roadmap to Recovery (report, November 2005)
• Taking Action on Skilled Trades (report, September 2005)
• Fairness In Confederation, Fiscal Imbalance: Driving Ontario to “Have-Not” Status (report, August 2005)
• Cost of Border Delays to Ontario (report, May 2004)

Submissions

• 2012 Pre-Budget Submission (submission, January 2012)
• Letter to Finance Minister Dwight Duncan on Planned Corporate Income Tax Reductions (submission, December 2011)
• OCC Feed-In Tariff Review Submission (submission, December 2011)
• OCC Concerned About Rising WSIB Premiums (submission, November 2011)
• Submission to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services (submission, November 2011)
• OCC Response to Buy American – Submission to Ambassador Kirk (submission, October, 2011)
• WSIB Financial Crisis Calls for Innovative Solutions (submission, June 2011)
• GTA West Corridor Crucial for Growth and Economic Development in Ontario (Submission, June 2011)
• OCC Outlines Economic Rationale for New Niagara to GTA Corridor (Submission, June 2011)
• OCC Encourages Provincial Government to Get Tough on Contraband (submission, May 2011)
• OCC Outlines Key Principles of Smart EA Regulation (submission, May 2011)
• OCC Makes the Case for Occupational Health and Safety Innovation (submission, April 2011)
• London Chamber of Commerce Presentation to the WSIB Funding Review (submission, April 2011)
• Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce WSIB Funding Review Submission (submission, April 2011)
• Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce WSIB Funding Review Submission (submission, April 2011)
• OCC Weighs in on WSIB Reform (submission, March 2011)
• OCC Outlines Red Tape Agenda for Federal Government (submission, March 2011)
• Submission for Risk Based Environmental Approvals (submission, March 2011)
• OCC Submission – Review of Federal Support to R&D (submission, February 2011)
• OCC Pushes for Advancement of Niagara to GTA Trade Corridor (Submission, January 2011)
•  OCC Views Strong Intellectual Property Rights as Crucial to Health of Life Sciences Industry (submission, December 2010)
• OCC Warns of Economic Impact of WSIB Premium Rate Increase (submission, November 2010)
• OCC Presents Business Priorities for Apprenticeship Training (submission, November 2010)
• OCC Endorses Employer Group Submission on occupational Health and Safety-System Reform (submission, November 2010)
• OCC Expresses Concerns Over Municipalities Regulating Air Emissions (submission, October 2010)
• OCC Continues Leadership on Proposed Built Environment Standards (submission, October 2010)
• OCC Concerned About Future of Niagara to GTA Trade Corridor (submission, August 2010)
• Open for Business Act Good First Step to Reducing Red Tape: OCC (submission, August 2010)
• OntarioBuys Stymies the Competitiveness of Ontario’s Small and Medium Businesses (submission, August 2010)
• OCC promotes financing options to Metrolinx (submission, June 2010)
• Letter to Federal Opposition Leaders Regarding Harmonized Sales Tax (submission, December 2009)
• An Open Letter to the Opposition Leaders and the Media (submission, October 2009)
• OCC Comments on Proposed Built Environment Standards (submission, October 2009)
• Construction Industry Costs to Rise (submission, November 2008)
• Letter Re: Online consultations on Restoring Fiscal Balance in Canada (submission, September 2006)
• Letter to Auditor General of Canada regarding Equalization and Fiscal Imbalance (submission, May 2006)
• Letter to Premier Klein regarding Equalization and Fiscal Imbalance (Submission, May 2006)
• Letter to Auditor General of Canada regarding Equalization and Fiscal Imbalance (submission, May 2006)

Other

• 2012 Advocacy Handbook (January 2012)
• Transcript of OCC Conversation with Dr. Harry Arthurs, Chair of the WSIB Funding Review (transcript, April 2011)
• Presentation by OCC President Len Crispino to the WSIB Funding Review (presentation, April 2011)
• Presentation to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (presentation, December 2009)
• TAX: HST Booklet Available for Business (booklet, December 2009)

Important Business and Government Links

• Chamber Network
  Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  Chamber Executives of Ontario (CEO)
  ChamberMaster

• Harmonization in Ontario
  Tax harmonization website
  Ontario Ministry of Finance publication

• HST Transitional information
  Canada Revenue Agency
  Ontario Ministry of Revenue

• Accessibility in Ontario
  Ministry of Community and Social Services

• Immigration & Foreign Trained Professionals
  Opportunities Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

• Career Opportunities for Students and Graduates
  Talent Egg

• Invest in Ontario
  Ontario Investment information

• Legislation and Regulations
  Ontario Government legislation
  Regulatory Registry
  Environmental Registry

• Government
  Ontario Legislature
  Government of Ontario
  Legislative Committees
  Legislative Debates (Hansard)
  Federal Government
  House of Commons Committees

• Government Information Directories
  Provincial Cabinet Ministers and Opposition Critics
  Current MPPs
  Legislative Committees
  INFO-GO (Government of Ontario information directory)
  Federal Cabinet Ministers and Opposition Critics
  Federal Ministers Offices
  Members of Parliament
  House of Commons Committees
  Government of Canada Electronic Directory Services (GEDS)

• International Trade
  Ontario Exports, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
  International Marketing Consultants, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
  Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)

• Think Tanks
  Institute of Competitiveness and Prosperity
  C.D Howe Institute
  Fraser Institute
  Conference Board of Canada

• Tourism Information
  Ontario Tourism

• Provincial Political Parties
  Ontario Liberal Party
  Ontario Progressive Conservative Party
  Ontario’s New Democratic Party
  Green Party of Ontario

• Federal Political Parties
  Conservative Party of Canada
  Liberal Party of Canada
  New Democratic Party
  Bloc Quebecois
  Green Party of Canada