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  • News in a Nutshell (March 8 – March 12)
    HST Benefits of HST trumpeted, Windsor Star Some Ont. Tories confused by HST stand, Hamilton Spectator   Politics – Provincial Premier hopes to turn water into gold, Toronto Star Ontario Tories seek new start after ‘rough years’, National Post No big cuts in throne speech, despite deficit, Toronto Star Regulator HQ battle: Toronto or nowhere, Ontario says, Globe and Mail Politics – Federal Budget reflects [...]

  • Ontario’s Speech from the Throne Sends Encouraging Signals
    Today’s Speech from the Throne with its focus on creating the right environment in Ontario for investment, job creation and skills development, sets the right tone as Ontario prepares for the end of the global recession. Not unlike the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s vision for Ontario as a Magnet for the World – which describes Ontario [...]

  • News in a Nutshell (March 1 – March 5)
    HST  Ont. HST funds won’t be directed to health, CBC News Politics – Provincial McGuinty trades bleak messages for talk of a bright new future, Globe and Mail Misery loves by-elections, Globe and Mail Election strategy tops agenda at Tory convention, Hudak’s first as leader, The Record McGuinty prorogues provincial parliament, Toronto Star Liberals and Tories retain their seats in by-election wins, [...]

  • Federal Budget – a play-it-safe plan
    Overall, the Federal Budget is a play-it-safe plan to reduce Canada’s deficit to $1.8 billion by 2014-15 from its current $53.8 billion level. The OCC is concerned that spending restraint over the next five years is modest at best; a more aggressive plan to control spending over the next several years would have been welcomed given [...]

  • Helping You Tackle the Tough Problems
    The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, wants to help you find new ways to think about and solve the really tough problems. These are the thorny issues with no obvious solution that plague every professional, whether in business, health care, or the arts. These problems not are intractable. The Rotman School believes by [...]

  • A New Education Bursary for Newcomers
    The Ontario Government has introduced a new education bursary for newcomers that will help them get the training and experience they need to successfully enter the workforce. This Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program will help newcomers meet Canadian licensing requirements and professional standards. With a chronic shortage of skilled workers and an aging workforce, the province has become dependent [...]

  • New skills study predicts dire future
    A new report on Ontario’s future labour market predicts a significant skills shortage based on a declining population and a lack of appropriate post-secondary training. The report by Dr. Rick Miner, President emeritus of Seneca College, released People Without Jobs, Jobs Without People:  Ontario’s Labour Market Future.  The intersection of two mega-trends  - an aging population [...]

  • Traffic study confirms need for new Windsor border crossing
    The latest traffic study conducted for the Detroit-Windsor border has reaffirmed the need for a new border crossing, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). This is particularly important as the governments of Ontario, Canada, Michigan and the United States complete their studies in anticipation of a new bridge across the Detroit River. This vital [...]

  • Centre for Workplace Skills – Workshops for Businesses across Ontario
     The Centre for Workplace Skills (CWS) is offering a series of business workshops across the country that will promote the importance of workplace training to help business prepare for an economic upturn. The CWS will share training tools, resources and best practices with companies, especially small and medium-sized firms, that can support their training efforts.  The workshops will [...]

  • What’s New in Ventures
    For those interested in the wine industry, Elison Chu of the Hong Kong Economic Trade Council discusses the cooperation agreement on customs between Hong Kong and Mainland China.  This agreement aims to make it easier for wine entering the Mainland through Hong Kong, and thereby strengthening Hong Kong’s place as a wine centre.

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