Cliffs Natural Resources has announced a $3.3 billion investment to build a chromite mine, transportation corridor and processing facility in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) applauds the decision by Cliffs to choose Ontario for … Continue reading
Premier Dalton McGuinty has nominated former Progressive Conservative critic Elizabeth Witmer as Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Elizabeth Witmer, former MPP from Kitchener-Waterloo, would take over from outgoing Chair Steve Mahoney, who announced his retirement in … Continue reading
The final report on the Funding Review of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has been released. In September 2010, the Ontario Government announced the WSIB Funding Review, which sought to gather input from experts and stakeholders regarding policy issues … Continue reading
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s long term economic vision for the province, Emerging Stronger: A Transformative Agenda for Ontario, was adopted by the Chamber Network at the 100th Annual General Meeting as ‘our collective ambition’. The goal now is for … Continue reading
Now more than ever the future of Ontario’s economy is in the hands of its private sector leaders. Through the Ontario Economic Summit’s Regional Economic Leadership Series, made possible through the support of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, we … Continue reading
On Saturday, May 5, 2012, representatives from chambers of commerce and boards of trade from across Ontario gathered in St. Catharines to debate and vote on policy resolutions on a variety of matters, including taxation, health, skills training and infrastructure. … Continue reading
In the wake of the 2012 Ontario budget, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has called for a two-pronged approach to balancing the books: deficit reduction and a clear focus on growth and transforming the Ontario economy for the 21st … Continue reading
As part of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program launched in 2009, the Ontario government committed to conducting a program review every two years. The report from the first of such reviews, released Thursday, March 22, 2012, makes the following recommendations:
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s (OCC) three policy committees have kicked off. The committees include some of the brightest policy minds in Ontario and the OCC is excited to bring these groups together to help shape public policy in Ontario.
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) applauds the innovative nature of the recently released Drummond Report. To slay the deficit and keep Ontario competitive, the OCC believes the government must seriously consider the recommendations made by the Commission on the … Continue reading