· by Huzaifa Saeed
The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, alongside the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and management-consulting firm, MNP, have released a comprehensive handbook (Steering Through Change) to help Ontario businesses navigate the new costs and regulations associated with Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
Hamilton, October 18, 2017 — The Hamilton and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce welcome the government’s plans to revise its proposed tax reforms and to reduce the small business tax rate as a result of the comments and concerns expressed through the national #ProtectGrowth campaign and in consultations.
“This series of tax proposals have created an unprecedented negative response amongst our membership and alignment amongst the Chamber of Commerce network across Canada when it comes to the Federal Government.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – The Hamilton Chamber ofCommerce inn partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released Vote Prosperity, a platform and campaign outlining the Ontario business community’s priorities for the upcoming 2018 provincial election. Vote Prosperity provides a series of proactive recommendations that all of Ontario’s political parties should adopt to ensure growth for the province’s economy.
· by Whitney Eames
HAMILTON October 11, 2017: The federal government today announced that a bid to build an Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster in Southern Ontario is on a shortlist of nine proposals that could qualify for a piece of a $950-million cluster development fund to spark high-quality jobs and global competitiveness.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains made the announcement during a media conference earlier in the day.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
Hamilton, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 – Today, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and the Keep Ontario Working (KOW) Coalition released two major reports that broadly capture the challenges associated with Bill 148 and the concerns of the employer community. The first report is the final economic impact analysis of Bill 148 by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis’ (CANCEA), which was peer-reviewed by Professor Morley Gunderson of the University of Toronto.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
Hamilton, ON, September 25th, 2017: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently concluded its annual general meeting held between September 23rd to 25th in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The convention is centered around a policy process that featured almost 70 resolutions submitted from Chambers of Commerce across Canada, which were then formally debated, resulting in adoption or rejection.
· by Whitney Eames
The Government of Canada is teaming up with business to turbocharge targeted industries with untapped global promise.
The goal is to help ensure that Canadian firms rank among the best in the world measured by productivity and growth.
The strategy is to invest in regional “superclusters” — dense geographic areas of business activity driven by connectivity and collaboration.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
On July 18th, 2017, the Federal Department of Finance launched a public consultation on a significant and controversial set of proposals to change how private corporations are taxed.
Soon after the launch of the consultation period, the Chamber receiving strong negative feedback on the potential impact of the proposals from our members.
Hamilton, August 31, 2017 – The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is supportive of the mandate of 35 organizations from across the country have come together to form the Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness—a unified voice to oppose the federal government’s tax proposals that would dramatically change the way incorporated small businesses are taxed in Canada.
· by Huzaifa Saeed
August 28th, 2017, Hamilton, ON: The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is calling on Canada’s Department of Finance to reconsider the small business impact of its sweeping “Tax Planning using Private Corporations” legislative proposals. Chamber members across Canada and many business experts firmly believe that the proposals could have could have a significant impact on many Canadian businesses and economy: potentially raising taxes, increasing the administrative burden on SMEs and heightening the impact on family-run businesses.
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