A wholesale revamping of Ontario’s labour laws – which includes raising the minimum wage to $14 on January 1, 2018 and $15 on January 1, 2019 – is sending shock waves throughout the province’s business community. The Keep Ontario Working Coalition (KOWC) – which includes the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) as a member – […]
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THREATENING CLOUDS
With provincial and municipal elections on the horizon in 2018, a number of threatening clouds are gathering that may negatively impact Flamborough taxpayers. On the municipal front, consider just the following: 1.Even though Hamilton Council has moved forward with its $1 billion light rail transit (LRT) project through the lower city (from McMaster University in […]
Back to Balance but not Prudence: ONTARIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chamber challenges government to clarify where business growth will come from TORONTO, April 27, 2017: In response to Budget 2017, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) today expressed concern that there is no clear path for long-term fiscal prudence, while commending the government for Ontario’s first balanced budget since the global recession. While there is no […]
What is the province’s business community looking for in the 2017 Ontario Budget?
Thursday, April 27, the Ontario government will unveil its 2017-2018 Budget. Drawing specifically on the resolutions passed at last year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), the 2017 Provincial Pre-Budget Submission outlines four key budget priorities and 13 specific recommendations that we believe the Government of Ontario should adopt to restore […]
OMB allows exemption for landscapers under Hamilton’s Rural Official Plan
By Mac Christie Flamborough Review The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has ruled to allow 61 landscape businesses in the City of Hamilton to continue to operate. In a decision issued April 4, the OMB ruled in favour of a one-time exemption that allowed landscaping operations in Ancaster and Flamborough to continue to operate under the […]