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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 serv-
submitted by its members and adopted at the OCC’s annual AGM become part of ing the interests of executives
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 develop-
The Chamber’s Communications Specialist Brian ment opportunities that can
Rodnick is pictured here presenting a policy at a strengthen the Chamber as an
Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM. organization that can assist
businesses succeed.

Several Policies Presented By The Chamber:

Win #1 Win #2 Win #3

Creating adequate child-care Opening the job market for Deploying economic principles
spaces employers and employees to policing
The Cambridge Chamber’s policy The policy we submitted calling for Our policy calling for the Ontario
calling for the Government of Canada the Ontario Government to ensure Government to use economic analysis
to work with its provincial/territorial language training is made available principles in assessing crime diversion
counterparts to find prospective ways for new immigrants, and that ODSP programs & implement a system to
to ensure there are systems in place to recipients seeking full-time work could measure long-term impacts of existing
ensure there are adequate child-care do so without losing their benefits, and potential new ones that can assist
spaces to provide parents – particularly plus providing employers with a business communities faced with growing
women – the opportunity to enter form of remuneration for provincially security challenges amplified by various
or re-enter the workforce, received regulated training programs such as social issues such as poverty and
overwhelming support from the WHMIS, received support from the homelessness, received support from the
Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

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