The Oakville Chamber of Commerce provides recommendations to drive economic development to the forefront of the municipal election

The Oakville Chamber of Commerce released A Roadmap for Business Success, a campaign outlining the Oakville business community’s priorities for the upcoming 2018 municipal election. A Roadmap for Business Success builds off a recent advocacy survey conducted by the Oakville Chamber and provides all candidates running in the municipal election with the key issues and priorities facing the local business community.

A Roadmap for Business Success, is built on four pillars:

1. Business Competitiveness

Oakville Chamber members identified the top issues impacting business competitiveness as;

Taxation Red Tape Cost of Housing

Strengthening the competitiveness of the Oakville Business Community must remain a priority for all candidates during this campaign.

 2. Transportation

The Oakville Chamber encourages the Town to work with local business to better understand and track employee commutes of those entering Oakville through the GO network for the last mile of their journey.

75% of survey respondents stated that congestion on… Read more »