Deadline Fast Approaching Pre-Budget Survey (http://fd8.formdesk.com/ontariochamberofcommerce/provincial-prebudget-survey2012) Please complete by January 9th, 2012 With the provincial budget just around the corner ..

(http://www.occ.on.ca) The Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce is currently working with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) on identifying the top business policy issues in our region in the lead up to the October 6th  ..

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is pleased to announced the Ontario Exporters Fund (http://www.ontarioexporters.ca). The Ontario Exporters Fund is intended to help small and medium sized exporters (SMEs) better understand th ..

Obtain your Certification! We all need to be certified by January 2012; DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER; get your certification this Thursday morning at the Barrie Chamber's training session; only $25+HST/person. As of January 1,  ..

The Ontario government has introduced amendments to the Corporations Act, 1907 – last updated in 1953 – through the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en& ..

In February, Premier Dalton McGuinty was in Barrie speaking to Chamber members and the public about the Ontario economy and his plan to make it grow stronger. He started by acknowledging how the global recession had hit Ontario, making  ..

In March, the Ontario PC Leader, Tim Hudak, came to Barrie to speak to Chamber members and the public. He started out his presentation by stating that Ontarians want respect from their government; right now they are paying more and more ..

As part of the ongoing roll-out of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), the Ontario government is seeking public comments on the final draft (http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/publications/access ..

The Province of Ontario's Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure is putting together a “10-year Public Infrastructure Plan” to “build on past stimulus investments and continue to lay the foundation for future economic ..