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Leading From Behind: Issue 4
4 -minute read Written by Loren Remillard, President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce If you want to know someone’s real priorities, don’t ask them; take a look…
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Leading From Behind: Issue 4
4 -minute read Written by Loren Remillard, President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce If you want to know someone’s real priorities, don’t ask them; take a look…
Have your voice heard on federal election issues
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: New federal statutory holiday on September 30th The federal government recently…
FAST FIVE FOR BUSINESS: May Update
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: Financial help for summer hires The Manitoba government has launched two…
Fast Five for Business: April Update
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: 2021 Federal Budget The 2021 federal budget was released earlier this…
Fast Five for Business: February 23 Update
Your Chamber team continues to meet regularly with officials at all levels of government. Over the past few weeks our focus has been on advocating for the roll-out of a…
Fast Five For Business: February 9 Update
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this week: More businesses allowed to reopen on Friday A new public health…
FAST FIVE FOR BUSINESS
The Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy, Colin Fast, highlights five things Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this month: New Public Health Orders The province has extended the “code red”…
New Public Health Measures – What you need to know
Earlier today, the provincial government enacted a new public health order that requires the closure of several types of businesses in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19. It’s…
Finding Supports for YOUR Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a major toll on small businesses around our world and in our city. Many local businesses have and are facing significant challenges and are struggling…
Fast Five – Policy Update: October, 2020
The Fast Five comes directly from the desk of the Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy Colin Fast, and highlights five policy items Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this month….
Policy Fast Five (September 2020)
The Fast Five comes directly from the desk of the Winnipeg Chamber’s Director of Policy Colin Fast, and highlights five policy items Winnipeg businesses should be aware of this month….
City releases four-year budget plan
The City of Winnipeg released its much-anticipated 2020 budget last week. This first-ever four-year budget plan includes modest increases to funding for most services, a 2.33% property tax increase that’s…
Breaking It Down: State of the City Address 2019
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City and Province Release 2019 Budgets
Written by Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Director of Policy Colin Fast. The calculators and highlighters have been smoking over at the Chamber offices, as both the City of Winnipeg and…
How to plan for State of the City from West End BIZ
Our State of the City Address is an annual gathering of more than 1.200 business and community leaders, where Winnipeg’s top leaders mingle and reconnect before and during the Mayor’s…
Will Trump’s Buy America policy hurt Canadian business?
A message from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to increase Buy America preferences for US infrastructure projects. The…
Looking for a few good people, and a few bad bylaws
In response to feedback he has received from the business community, Mayor Brian Bowman recently asked The Chamber to help provide input on two priority policy initiatives: reducing red tape…
Throne Speech offers a Timeline for Economic Growth Plan
An economic growth strategy, clear training mandates for colleges and a plan to move people from welfare to work more quickly were some of the highlights for the business community…
Three things to look for in this year’s State of the Province
Written by Colin Fast, Director of Advocacy at The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Premier Brian Pallister will take to the stage on December 6th to deliver his third State of…
PIPEDA’s new Breach Notification Rules come into force November 1 – Is your business ready?
by: Paul K. Grower The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act’s (PIPEDA) new Breach Notification Rules will come into force on November 1, 2018. This article provides a brief…
Five Ways Cannabis Impacts the Workplace
On October 17, Canada became the first G7 country to fully legalize recreational cannabis. Is your business ready? Here are 5 impacts that the legalization of cannabis has on the…
