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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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!
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]