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Employment Standards Act Policy and Interpretation Manual A manual for legal experts to help interpret the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act and their regulations. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development has updated the Employment Standards Policy & Interpretation (P&I) Manual to include recent legislative and program policy…

Brave New Workplace – A Smith Business Insight Podcast A Brave New Workplace. That sounds like just what we need right about now — a positive vision of the workplace that is productive, healthy and safe — for everyone. One led by brave leaders willing to step away from the status quo. A Brave New…

Chamber Releases Q1 2023 Kingston Council Report Card The report card is a quarterly document that tracks how city council voted on business issues. The document is the result of work by the Chamber’s member-led advocacy committee and Chamber staff. As announced earlier this year at their State of the City event, the Greater Kingston…

Ontario Launches New Interactive High-Speed Internet Map. The Ontario government is launching a new interactive map that will make it easier for residents and businesses to learn more about provincially funded high-speed internet projects across the province. Province announces service providers for 14 high-speed internet projects. Users can search the map by address, community or…

Kingston Chamber Joins Community Leaders for OCC’s 2023 AGM and Convention in Niagara Falls The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention will be held in Niagara Falls from April 27 – 29, 2023. The event will be hosted by the South Niagara Chambers of…

Ontario Introduces Next Steps to Support Housing Supply Growth Further action will ensure province is ready to build more homes as market conditions improve the Ontario government introduced the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act as it continues to take a responsible, targeted approach to deliver on its plan to build 1.5 million homes by 2031, while laying a strong…

Ontario Reducing Red Tape to Deliver Better Services and Help Businesses Grow Ontario’s Spring 2023 Red Tape Reduction Package includes 42 new initiatives that, when fully implemented, are estimated to save businesses, not-for-profits, and the broader public sector $119 million in net annual regulatory compliance costs. As the Ministry of Red Tape Reduction continues its…

Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage to $16.55 an Hour The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on October 1, 2023. Full details

And…the nominees for the 2023 Kingston Business Awards are…. The Kingston Business Awards are dedicated to recognizing exemplary models of excellence and community service by Greater Kingston’s businesses, and the invaluable contribution they make to Kingston’s economic development, unique character and outstanding quality of life. MEET THE NOMINEES And…the nominees for the 2023 Kingston Business…

2023 Federal Budget The budget targets much of its new spending towards supply-side measures that help avoid fueling inflation and provides much-needed support for households most impacted by the higher costs of living. It also seeks to offset some of this spending through internal savings and tax hikes aimed at Canadians with higher incomes and…