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MAXIMIZE YOUR VOICE

ADVOCATING ON YOUR BEHALF

Ontario Chamber of Commerce AFFILIATIONS
The Cambridge Chamber is a member of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce
(OCC), which is an indispensable partner of business and Canada’s largest, most
influential provincial chamber. The OCC has 60,000 members, including large Chamber of Commerce
Executives of Canada
multinational corporations, small-to-medium-sized enterprises, labour unions,
postsecondary institutions, non-profits, associations and close to 160 chambers The Cambridge Chamber
is closely affiliated with
of commerce and boards of trade. The OCC’s mission is to advance the interests the Chamber of Commerce
of its members through principled policy work, value-added business services Executives of Canada (CCEC), an
and to drive competitiveness and economic growth in the province. The policies organization dedicated to serving
submitted by its chambers and boards of trade members and adopted at the OCC’s the interests of executives
annual AGM become part of its ongoing advocacy efforts to assist businesses. involved in the management
of chambers of commerce and
Canadian Chamber of Commerce boards of trade across Canada
The Cambridge Chamber is a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in their ongoing mission to
(CCoC), whose mission is to drive change, partner broadly and be the undisputed enhance their effectiveness.
champion and catalyst for the future of business success. Its vision is to build a Association of Chamber
Canada of thriving business opportunity, a strong economy, and a better life for all. of Commerce Executives
Nationwide, the CCoC has more than 400 members and 100 association members The Cambridge Chamber is
and represents approximately 200,000 businesses. The policies submitted by its affiliated with the Association
members and boards of trade and adopted at the CCoC’s annual AGM become part of Chamber of Commerce
of its ongoing advocacy efforts to assist businesses. Executives (ACCEC) to develop
and share best practices,
industry trends and new
ideas to create professional
The Chamber’s Communications Specialist Brian development opportunities that
Rodnick is pictured here presenting a policy at the can strengthen the Chamber as
Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM. an organization that can assist
businesses succeed.

Several policies presented by the Chamber:

Win #1 Win #2 Win #3

Comprehensive review of Deploying economic principles Opening job market for
tax code to policing employers & employees
A policy put forward by the Cambridge The Cambridge Chamber’s policy A policy we submitted outlining
Chamber to reform Canada’s tax code recommending the Province, in potential ways to improve the Ontario
by establishing an independent, consultation with municipalities, police job market – which included ensured
comprehensive review of the boards, and businesses communities, language training for newcomers,
tax system ensuring its terms of use economic analysis principles when providing continued benefits for
reference focus on simplification and it comes to current and potential those on ODSP who wish to work, and
modernization, identifying potential crime diversion programs that could remuneration for employers regarding
changes to encourage more economic reduce crime and in turn make it safer provincially regulated training such as
prosperity for Canadians, has received for businesses to operate, received WHMIS – received solid support from
overwhelming support by the Canadian support by the Ontario Chamber of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce network. Commerce network. network.

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