Blog & News | Delta Chamber of Commerce

Canada Job Grant and small business training challenges

In this year’s federal budget, the government introduced the Canada Job Grant which takes a new approach to using $300 million of the total annual $500 million in block training funding transferred to the provinces and territories under current Labour Market Agreements (LMAs).
The Canada Job Grant will require matching funds from employers as well as [...]

Posted: May 22nd, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Small Business.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes harmful to SMEs

Recently announced changes, three in particular, are seen as most harmful – especially for SMEs, according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC).
Transition plan to Canadian workforce: Ensure employers who rely on temporary foreign workers have a firm plan in place to transition to a Canadian workforce over time through the Labour Market Opinion (LMO) [...]

Posted: May 22nd, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Small Business.

Gridlock, small business, coal, river management among Chamber recommendations to government

A system to clear gridlocked highways and roads as quickly as possible following a major traffic incident, often involving large trucks, is the purpose of the Delta Chamber resolution, “Coordinating highway incident management” recommended to the provincial government.
Delta Chamber of Commerce representatives will be speaking up once again on this issue from May 23 to [...]

Posted: May 17th, 2013 under Agriculture, Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Environment, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Regional Development, Small Business, Technology, Tourism, Transportation.

Chamber night with Whitecaps FC, July 6

The BC Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Vancouver Whitecaps FC to bring you an exclusive Chamber experience at the match of the season.
Join Chamber members from across the province plus our cross-border neighbours from the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce at BC Place’s Edgewater Lounge for a summer night of soccer, entertainment and great food!
• [...]

Posted: May 9th, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Member Services.

Federal funds for interns

B.C. businesses looking to hire post-secondary graduate interns this summer may qualify for federal subsidies. The federal government’s High Demand Youth Internship Program supports employers while assisting new grads in obtaining transferable skills.
Under the YMCA-administered program, employers are reimbursed $8 per hour for an intern’s wages. The minimum an intern can be paid is $16 [...]

Posted: May 9th, 2013 under E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Small Business.

Target store opens in North Delta, one of the first in BC

The Target store at Scottsdale Centre, in North Delta, is among the first to be opened in B.C. by Target Canada when it unofficially starts serving customers as early as tomorrow, May 7.
The 114,000-square-foot space on Scott Road has been renovated to replace Zellers which served the community for many years. A grand opening is [...]

Posted: May 6th, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy, Regional Development, Small Business, Tourism.

Get Out and Vote! — use social media to get others to vote

In the last provincial election, less than 51% of eligible voters went to the polls. In the last election, almost 1.6 million eligible voters did not give themselves the chance to have a voice.
Delta Chamber of Commerce urges all our members to get out and vote in the upcoming provincial election on May 14, 2013, [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Member Advocacy.

Many wide ranging questions test provincial candidates at all candidates’ meetings

A total of almost 200 people attended two provincial all candidates’ meetings on April 30 for Delta North and May 1 for Delta South to hear candidates respond to a wide range of business and community questions. Between opening and closing remarks by each, the candidates were given one minute each to respond to questions [...]

Posted: May 3rd, 2013 under Agriculture, Chamber News, E-News, Economy, Environment, Member Advocacy, Member Services, Regional Development, Small Business, Technology, Tourism, Transportation.

May 30 Delta Chamber Breakfast – Project Management: The Driver for Realizing Corporate Vision

[ May 30, 2013; 7:30 am to 9:30 am. ] In this breakfast workshop you will learn how to make your company vision a reality – one project at at time.

Projects and organizations are both separate and connected. This workshop outlines the relationship between the two with an emphasis on the critical role projects play in moving organizations forward. At the workshop and through group [...]

Posted: April 29th, 2013 under Events.

Canada Job Grant no slam dunk for B.C. employers

Analysis
Our BC Chamber of Commerce is concerned that B.C.’s small businesses won’t have the funds to access the new Canada Job Grant announced in the recent federal budget.
“A $5,000 buy-in is just too rich for many of B.C.’s small businesses,” said John Winter, the BC Chamber’s president and CEO.
Billed as the “centerpiece” of the March [...]

Posted: April 26th, 2013 under Chamber News, E-News, Member Advocacy, Small Business.