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2023 Ontario Economic Report The seventh annual OER offers unique insights into business perspectives across Ontario. It is informed by data from our annual Business Confidence Survey (BCS) and economic forecasts for the year ahead. The BCS was conducted online from October 18 to November 30 2022, attracting responses from 1,912 organizations across Ontario. The…

ServiceOntario Update ServiceOntario is also enhancing the customer experience through a number of pilot programs including virtual services. Eligible Ontarians who may find it difficult to visit a ServiceOntario centre in person can book virtual appointments to have their health cards renewed through live video calls. For those phoning the Contact Centre, new technology is rolling out…

Shaping the Future of Business Success The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be able to share their 2022 Annual Report. Together, the Chamber movement across the country is Canada’s most activated business network, working together to create the conditions for our collective success. The 2022 report demonstrates the value that the Canadian Chamber…

Ontario Expanding Mental Health Services for Children and Youth in Every Corner of the Province “One Stop Talk” program connects youth to mental health counselling by phone, video, text and chat The Ontario government is investing $4.75 million to expand the “One Stop Talk” virtual “walk-in” counselling program to connect children, youth and their families…

ROMA 2023 Update Government’s investments supporting economic growth, protecting jobs and building infrastructure in rural communities The Ontario government is working with its rural municipal partners to build housing, encourage economic growth and development, reduce red tape, strengthen the agri-food sector and promote rural municipalities as great places to live, work and do business. “Our…

New “As of Right” Rules a First in Canada to Attract More Health Care Workers to Ontario Changes will automatically recognize the credentials of health care workers registered in other provinces and territories The government will introduce legislative changes in February 2023 that, if passed, will allow Canadian health care workers that are already registered…

What Are the Things That Will Impact Canadian Companies as They Begin the New Year? Business Data Lab highlights that in Q1 2023, businesses expect sales to shrink, price increases to slow as well as increased expenses. You can read the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Business Data Lab’s full report with key findings from the…

Ontario Reducing Wait Times for Surgeries and Procedures The Ontario government is making it easier and faster for people to access the publicly-funded surgeries and procedures they need by further leveraging community surgical and diagnostic centres to eliminate surgical backlogs and reduce wait times Community surgical and diagnostic centres have been valuable partners in responding…

A time of renewal for Canada’s supply chains Modern supply chains help ensure the rapid, efficient movement of goods and services and are indispensable to economic growth. Unfortunately, the impacts of the pandemic revealed long-standing vulnerabilities across the global supply chain network. The overarching challenge remains in identifying and understanding the prevailing pain points throughout…

Chamber CEO Karen Cross Addresses Business Community and Outlines Priorities for 2023 Thanks to all who joined us at our State of the City, and a special thanks to our title sponsor Bell Canada, and partner sponsors RBC and St. Lawrence College. I’m Karen Cross, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce.…