The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is urging the provincial government to keep its promise to reduce corporate income tax (CIT) rates to 10 percent by 2013, amidst reports that the government is considering delaying the tax reduction. In its letter to … Continue reading
Bill 119, Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (proclaimed on January 1, 2012) requires independent operators, sole proprietors, some business partners and executive officers who work in construction to have Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage starting January 1, … Continue reading
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled two perimeter security plans on Wednesday, December 8, 2011, designed to tighten border security while speeding up travel and trade and aligning regulations between the two countries. These plans follow the … Continue reading
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has submitted its recommendations to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services (also known as the Drummond Commission). The Drummond Commission will provide advice on how to deliver public services as efficiently as … Continue reading
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) will shortly be asking for its members’ input on what they would like to see in the 2012 provincial budget. To gather member input, our annual pre-budget survey will be distributed to local chambers … Continue reading
Ontario’s average employer premium rate is already the highest of any jurisdiction in Canada. In early November the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and other representatives of the business and labour communities attended a meeting about the the WSIB Funding … Continue reading
Ontarians take great pride in Canada’s universally accessible health care system, though there is a general fear that the current system is not sustainable. Over the past decade, numerous credible and authoritative voices have expressed concern about the future of … 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. Deputy Minister of Energy Fareed Amin will lead the first of such reviews and will consider: FIT … Continue reading
The Ontario College of Trades has announced its appointments to the College’s first Board of Governors, as well as to the Construction, Industrial and Service sectors of the Divisional Boards. The Board of Governors is the Ontario College of Trades’ … Continue reading
A new discussion paper released by the Ontario Literacy Coalition suggests that as a result of emerging technology, increased productivity and consumer expectations, jobs that were once assumed to be ‘entry-level’ or ‘low-skilled’ are under-going massive changes which require new … Continue reading