Helping to improve the business climate

Each year the Peterborough Chamber is actively involved in lobbying all levels of government on behalf of its members.  Recommendations are researched, written, vetted, and presented at multiple levels.  This is a yearly process that feeds the content and debate at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meetings.

The resolutions below were authored by the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.  We are also consistently a co-sponsor of resolutions from other Chambers across the province and nation that address issues of concern to the Peterborough business community.

Approved Policy Resolutions 2019

• Keeping the Best of the College of Trades in the Wind Down
• Improve Workforce Competitiveness for Rural Communities and Small Urban Centres by Creating a Flexible Apprenticeship Program

Approved Policy Resolutions 2018

• Mitigating the Impact of Bill 148
• Maximizing Growth in Built Areas
• Unrealized Heads and Beds Levy Hurts Ontario's Competitiveness 

Approved Policy Resolutions 2017

• In the Spirit of Business
• Addressing the challenges of Ontario’s largest economic sector: Small Business 

Approved Policy Resolutions 2016

• Improve Workforce Competitiveness for Rural Communities and Small Urban Centres by creating a Flexible Apprenticeship Program
• Identify the cost-drivers behind electricity prices

Approved Policy Resolutions 2015

• Support for TransCanada’s Energy East Project – new jobs, investment and growth for Ontario
• Unrealized Heads and Beds Levy Hurts Ontario's Competitiveness

Approved Policy Resolutions 2019

• Investing in Building Community
• Addressing Barriers to Succession Planning
• Restoring Canada's Innovation Competitiveness

Approved Policy Resolutions 2018

• Bridging the Digital Tax Divide to Ensure a Fair and Equitable Fiscal Environment for All Businesses

Approved Policy Resolutions 2017

• Assisting Small Business with Minimizing the Risk of Cybercrime
• Driving Innovation in Canada

Approved Policy Resolutions 2016

• Advancing Canadian Competitiveness Using Shortline Rail
• Restoring Canada's Innovation Competitiveness

Approved Policy Resolutions 2015

• Support for TransCanada's Energy East Project​​
• Addressing the Pension Issue - Enhancing the Canadian Pension Plan

Thank you for taking the time to learn about the policy resolutions that the Peterborough Chamber has been working on and developing.
Do you have an idea for a resolution? Contact Stuart Harrison at 705.748.9771 x215 or [email protected]

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