Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the federal government’s intention to temporarily expand eligibility for key support programs. Using regulatory authority provided in Bill C-2, the government intends to introduce new regulations that would: - Expand the Local Lockdown Program to include employers…
We are all so ready for this pandemic to end. To see people again – other than over a computer screen. To travel and to get back to business. Businesses are increasingly desperate. Many small businesses, in particular, have exhausted their cash reserves and reached their debt limits. That’s why governments will…
Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered the 2021 Federal Budget. Read the media release. Below are highlights, pulled from the government's release, that are important to our business community. Support for Business: Financial: Extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Canada Emergency Rent…
Today, the Oakville Chamber with the Ontario Chamber Network provided recommendations to the federal government through its pre-budget submission. Consistent with our message to both the provincial and municipal governments, we encourage policy makers to focus on three areas of priority; resilience, growth, and modernization. The submission provides 20 recommendations…
Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy, introduced a policy resolution calling on the Federal Government to prioritize digital and data infrastructure at the 2020 Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting. The resolution was passed by the Canadian Chamber Network, and will now become a policy…
Build the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19 world Digital and data infrastructure are an important pillar to create an engine of innovation and wealth creation. COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation to digitization and highlighted the…
On July 8th, Finance Canada released an Economic and Fiscal Snapshot providing information on the state of the Canadian economy and the Government of Canada’s fiscal response to support Canadians and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Never has the country witnessed such a large revision to a federal economic forecast.…
Build the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19 world COVID-19 has been surreal to many of us. Over the course of a few days, businesses were shut down, nonessential workers were required to work from home…
On April 6th the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Government of Canada launched the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN) to help the business community prepare, persevere and, ultimately, prosper in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This network is a coordinated, business-led, inclusive campaign that has focused…
Oakville MP Anita Anand and Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford have addressed letters to members of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, regarding their government's response to COVID-19. Read the letter from MP Anita Anand. Read the letter from MPP Stephen Crawford.
