By: Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy When planning, the Oakville Chamber encourages the Town’s Strategic Plan to have a long-term vision for the future that consists of a blueprint of the Town’s goals and planned projects. Ultimately, to achieve these goals and maximize value, the…
By: Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy Heading into a new year is a good time to plan for new opportunities. For the Chamber this means that we will continue to work with all levels of government to improve the climate and conditions for business. We…
By: Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy As 2022 wraps up confronting record inflation and a looming recession, we at the Oakville Chamber together with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce continue our call for the federal government to layout a blueprint to create strong, sustainable economic…
By: Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy As the October 24, 2022, Municipal Election draws near, businesses in Oakville want to know what municipal leaders will do to support a post-pandemic recovery as well as create an environment that is conducive to new investment, talent attraction,…
Leading transportation and logistics companies, together with the Milton & Oakville Chambers of Commerce, and the Brampton & Mississauga Board of Trade, form Halton Peel Supply Chain Council. “Supply Chain is integral to the prosperity – and future -- of Halton and Peel,” says Milton Chamber’s Scott McCammon …
After a year of multiple shutdowns and businesses reeling from COVID’s rath, many in the private sector had no choice but to pivot their business plans by leveraging digitization to drive profits. Similarly, the public sector should be keeping pace by making digital technology a priority. Digital transformation could…
The Oakville Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Oakville have joined forces to provide free self-screening kits to small and medium-sized businesses who employ up to 150 employees within the Town of Oakville. The goal of the program is to identify asymptomatic or presymptomatic individuals and prevent the…
Improving road safety is Ford Mobility’s goal according to Callahan Coplai, product owner, Safety Insights, and Ananda Palanisamy, head of Mobility Engagement – Midwest US and Canada, who both presented to the Oakville Chamber on the automaker’s Safety Insights platform. Ford Mobility is a business line within Ford Motor Company…
Data is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable resources in the modern economy and municipalities like Oakville have the potential to benefit immensely from this transformation. On December 3rd, the Oakville Chamber launched its Roadmap to a “Smart” Oakville. This call to action urged Town Council to develop…
Recently, the Oakville Chamber launched A Roadmap for a “Smart” Oakville. This initiative urges Town Council to develop an innovation strategy that prioritizes transportation mobility and digitization. We are very proud of our business community here in Oakville. Like all businesses, they have had their share of challenges stemming…