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 [...]
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 [...]
Our BC Chamber of Commerce is helping drive a public debate on how B.C. can grow its economic prosperity – and share that wealth across all tiers of British Columbians.
Global, national and B.C. experts, including former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, converged in Vancouver April 5 to offer their insights on how B.C. can grow [...]
Here are some recent activities and achievements of our Canadian Chamber of Commerce at work across Canada and internationally for our business community.
January
Two major reports released: 1) mining sector and 2) electricity sector
Worked with chambers on advocacy surrounding Canada’s Anti-Spam legislation (CASL). Based on overwhelming feedback (from the chamber network and other groups) on the [...]
In its analysis immediately following presentation of the federal budget on March 21, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce writes, “The budget’s main areas of focus—skills, infrastructure and trade—are potent stimulants for higher and sustained growth.”
In the past Ottawa has cut a significant amount from the Scientific Research and Education grants through tax credits. Although these [...]
Three FREE webinars created (in 2012) as part of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce skills agenda are still available to Delta Chamber members for a few more weeks:
Recruiting, hiring & integrating skilled immigrants (expires April 25, 2013)
Connecting education and employment (expires May 30, 2013)
Aboriginal workforce development (expires June 27, 2013)
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Economist Tina Kremmidas provides a report on labour market performance as one of a series of reports for members to provide added intelligence about specific issues facing Canadian businesses. Here is a recent interview with Tina by Canadian Chamber communication staff.
Q: Did you find anything surprising about the labour market performance [...]