News Releases

Ottawa, July 25, 2017—Ensuring Canadian business competitiveness while addressing the threat posed by climate change will require closer collaboration between governments and the private sector, or we risk losing on both fronts, say the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and provincial and territorial chambers in a letter sent to the Prime Minister and the provincial and territorial Premiers today.

Present market conditions and the uncertainty businesses face when investing have resulted in Petronas and its partners cancelling a $36-billion project that would have brought major employment and investment opportunities to British Columbia and Canada. Whatever the combination of reasons that resulted in this decision, the effect is a loss of jobs and opportunity for Canadian families. 

Ottawa, July 19, 2017 — Lack of proper transportation infrastructure is a major barrier to Canada’s access to market and to its competitiveness, leading to lost opportunities and wasted time for both Canadian companies and residents, says a new report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Nashville, TN, July 4, 2017 – As a sign of collaboration and friendship, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Independence Day in the music city, Nashville, on invitation of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and local business Baker Donelson. 

“There is no better way to honour the alliance between our two countries than taking part in each other’s national days,” said the Hon. Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. “We’re happy to be here in Nashville to celebrate the 4 of July with our American friends, colleagues and business partners.”

Saint John, NB, June 19, 2017 - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, together with the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce, Discover Saint John, and the Saint John Hotel Association, is pleased to announce that Saint John, New Brunswick has been selected to host its 2019 Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention, to be held from September 21 to 23, 2019.

Toronto, June 9, 2017 — The Canadian business sector must prepare itself now for major changes coming to the labour market which could affect up to 32% of jobs, reveal participants of a roundtable hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.This roundtable kicked off a series of such events which will be held across the country with the goal of exploring how businesses can find the talent they need to remain competitive in a world of changing technology.

Ottawa, June 7, 2017 — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the federal government’s decision to halt the coming into force of the Private Right of Action provision (PRA) of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) that would have hurt Canadian businesses.

The PRA was particularly worrisome as it would have exposed business to potentially unjust and costly litigation. The Private Right of Action provision would have allowed individuals to take legal action against any company which sent them an email they did not want to receive, without proof of damages.

WASHINGTON D.C., JUNE 7 2017 – The national chambers of commerce of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are launching the North American Economic Alliance, a platform for the three private sector organizations to speak with one voice to the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican governments about the most effective way to enhance the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Juan Pablo Castañón, Chairman, Consejo Coordinador Empresarial of Mexico and Perrin Beatty, President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce stood together to announce the Alliance, surrounded business and political leaders from all three countries.

Ottawa, June 1, 2017 – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is holding A New Era of Public Safety and Security: Innovating the Service Delivery Model, a conference on the need to keep Canadian police services sustainable, and to examine how this can be accomplished through public-private partnerships with private security firms.

Ottawa, May 18, 2017 –“We’ve been waiting for this and we’re ready. NAFTA has been a positive agreement for all three countries involved but it is over 22 years old. A number of improvements can be made, and we look forward to working with the Canadian government to get a better, modern deal for Canadian businesses,” said the Hon. Perrin Beatty, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, reacting to the U.S. Administration’s triggering renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement.