Posts by Matteo Patricelli
A VERY SUCCESSFUL BILL 148 ROUND TABLE
This week’s Business Round Table hosted by the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce at the Dutch Mill Country Market on Bill 148 generated quite a buzz. Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough- Westdale MPP Ted McMeekin and Ward 15 (East Flamborough) Councillor Judi Partridge had accepted the invitation to listen to the concerns of FCC and Waterdown BIA members – especially…
Read MoreURGENT – BILL 148 SPECIAL MEETING
MPP Ted McMeekin (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale) and Ward 15 Councillor Judi Partridge have accepted the invitation of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) to participate in a Business Round Table to discuss Bill 148. Bill 148 proposes major changes to Ontario’s labour laws including minimum wages, equal pay, vacations, scheduling and unionization. Specifically, Bill 148 proposes an…
Read MoreBILL 148: 185,000 JOBS AT RISK
A $23 billion hit to business over the next two years alone; 185,000 Ontario jobs will be at immediate risk over the next two years (30,000 of the jobs at risk are youth under 25 while 96,000 employees at risk are expected to be women); a 50 per cent increase to inflation for this year…
Read MoreGIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Brian Hall of Brichem Sales – the mastermind of the annual Keys & Tees golf tournament in support of Drummond House and The Coping Centre – has a passion for giving back to the community. As a new member of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC), Brian is launching a new program in support of…
Read MoreThe Explosive Debate around Minimum Wage
Big increases to minimum wage are becoming fashionable in Canada: first Alberta (from $12.20 currently to $15 in October 2018), then B.C. (from $10.35 to $11.35 in September 2017) and now Ontario (from $11.40 to $15.00 in January 2019, a 30% hike in 18 months). Are workers better off or does it mean fewer jobs?…
Read MoreSLOW DOWN!
The Keep Ontario Working group, a coalition of Ontario’s leading industry and sector associations, has sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging the Government of Ontario to slow down the implementation of Bill 148. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act will bring about major changes in less than six months, and Ontario’s…
Read MoreFAIR WORKPLACES, BETTER JOBS: Too Much Too Fast
The Keep Ontario Working group, a coalition of Ontario’s leading industry and sector associations, sent an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne urging the Government of Ontario to slow down the implementation of Bill 148. The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act will bring about major changes in less than six months, and Ontario’s employer…
Read MoreTalent in Transition: Addressing the Skills Mismatch in Ontario
Talent Transition: Addressing the Skills Mismatch in Ontario, identifies 10 recommendations designed to improve the alignment between the skills acquired by Ontarians on the job and throughout the education system with those required in the labour market. Our policy objective is to outline a strategy for how government and industry can ensure that all regions…
Read More$15 MINIMUM WAGE
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 –…
Read MoreTHREATENING 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…
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