The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has submitted two pre-budget submission documents to the municipal and provincial government over the last month. The submissions highlight our recommendations to the respective elected officials on the priorities of the Chamber.

1) Provincial Pre-Budget Submission: The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce submitted our pre-budget submission outlining our membership’s provincial priorities to Finance Minister Charles Sousa as part of their public consultation process. Key topics include: Ontario Registered Pension Plan, Transit, Educational Infrastructure and US Steel Bankruptcy.

You can find the submission here: HamiltonChamber_ProvincialPreBudget_Submission2015

2) City of Hamilton Pre-Budget Submission: Our CEO Keanin Loomis presented to City Council on February 24th presenting our recommendations for the upcoming budget deliberations. The attached report synthesizes the presentation. Key topics include: Planning and Economic Development Enhancements, Open for Business support and Arts Funding.

You can find the submission here: Pre Budget Submission for City of Hamilton_2015

A video feed of Keanin’s presentation can be found here:

We have also created an introduction to the municipal budget guidebook that providers a primer to help our members understand the operations of the City of Hamilton. The primer can be found here: City of Hamilton Budget Primer.

The Chamber will continue advocating on behalf of our members on the suggested recommendations.

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If you have any questions or comments feel free to get in touch with:

Huzaifa Saeed

Policy & Research Analyst

h.saeed@hamiltonchamber.ca | T: 905-522-1151 ext: 230

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