Category: Economic

Ontario Chambers team up to draw attention and ask for an expedient review of the impact, in terms of both GDP losses and job losses, that competitor jurisdictions’ business attraction efforts are having on Canada’s economy.

WireService.ca Media Release (09/30/2014) Windsor, ON – The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce and the London Chamber of Commerce, along with 15 other Ontario Chambers, teamed up to draw attention and ask for an expedient review of the impact, in terms of both GDP losses and job losses, that competitor jurisdictions’ business attraction efforts are having on Canada’s economy. This resolution was successfully passed at the Canadian Chamber Annual General Meeting, which took place September 27-29 in Charlottetown, PEI.

The resolution passed by the Chamber of Commerce states that:

Canada’s international competitors are increasingly using hyper-aggressive techniques to lure Canadian businesses, causing job losses here at home and weakening the Canadian economy.

The resolution recommends that the Federal Governments take the following action:

In coordination with businesses and chambers of commerce from across Canada, undertake an expedient review of the full impact – in terms of both GDP losses and job losses – that competitor jurisdictions’ business attraction efforts are having on Canada’s economy.

The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber and the London Chamber raised the issue in a Chamber network call in June and the response from Ontario Chambers was strong and immediate.

“This is a huge win for Windsor-Essex, Ontario and all of Canada. The issue of hyper aggressive incentives came up time and time again at our First-Ever Policy & Solutions Forum, with our partners Unifor and the University of Windsor, in May 2014. There was a general consensus among business, labour and academia that there is a need to respond to hyper aggressive incentives from other jurisdictions,” said Matt Marchand, Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce President & CEO. “From here, we will work with our Chamber network, labour and academia to place this on the national policy agenda for the coming year. This is the first time this has ever been recognized by the national business community as a key issue.”

The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce was also behind a second successful resolution on the Maritime Goods Movements Act. This resolution states that:

The Maritime Goods Movements Act (MGMA) was proposed in the United States congress in 2013. The legislation would impose a fee on all cargo discharged at Mexican and Canadian ports and bound for the U.S. The fee was based on the value of the goods being shipped and would replace the current Harbour Maintenance Tax (HMT). Fortunately, the proposed tax was defeated in recent congressional negotiations, but is a clear indicator that there is some support for this type of tax potentially in the future.

“The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber wants to be proactive on this important issue to enhance and protect Windsor’s status as a key trade gateway,” said Marchand.

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For more information contact:

Lindsey Rivait, Communications Coordinator
Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce
lrivait@windsorchamber.org
(519) 966-3696 ext. 25

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BluEntCAD, a leading shop drawings outsourcing services provider collaborates with manufacturers and contractors to provide cost effective shop drawings solutions.

WireService.ca Press Release (09/29/2014) – Shop Drawings are an important part of every construction project. They provide accurate information related to each aspect of the pre-fabricated components of the project to be designed. Quality shop drawings contain accurate representations of a product and the information i.e. dimensions and specifications that are needed by the architect or engineer to develop that product. Once you have ensured that the information compiled in shop drawings is accurate, the project success is guaranteed.

Shop drawings communicate how well a contractor or manufacturer has understood the design intent and forms the submittals that are sent to the architect or engineer for approval. Moreover, they require proficiency in the use of computer aided design (CAD) tools and expensive CAD software. For these reasons, contractors and manufacturers prefer to outsource the drafting work. Outsourcing shop drawings drafting to a professional CAD designer ensures accurate drafting and avoids inaccuracies that can otherwise lead to mass errors in the final product. Outsourcing also proves to be cost effective as setting up an entire department to design shop drawings and purchasing CAD tools involves high costs.

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Firm works to ensure workers retain employment with fast food company, as promised through recent recruitment efforts.

WireService.ca Press Release (09/26/2014) Regina, Saskatchewan – Legal counsel for workforce solutions firm Actyl Group, recently won an important case on behalf of four Belizean workers whose work permits had been refused for undue cause.

In the September 12 ruling, the Honourable Mr. Justice Russell found that the process used by Actyl to help McDonald’s Canada and two of its franchises find skilled workers from Belize was sound, and that the employers were entirely happy with the applications and candidates made available to them. Therefore, the judge ruled that it was unreasonable for the government to refuse work permits to the temporary foreign workers. The case was an appeal by Actyl Group of the Embassy’s initial decision.

It is still unclear whether the four workers involved in the case will continue to have jobs with the McDonald’s restaurants, even though the franchises approved of their hiring and the individuals have paid their government processing fees and are ready to travel to Canada to begin work.

“It’s obvious that the government did not have good cause to refuse the work permits for these four individuals, and this court ruling supports our stance,” said Dr. Linda West, president & CEO of Actyl Group. “We are satisfied with the result of the ruling; we hope that McDonald’s Canada and its franchises will allow these workers to continue their employment as offered.”

Actyl Group is a leader in international workforce solutions, providing customized services based on employers’ needs. The firm enjoys an excellent track record of success in both immigration and recruitment, and it has been rare for its team to encounter any rejections in the qualified candidates it recruits for businesses and organizations across Canada.

In this case, Actyl recognized a high level of unfairness in the government’s denial of work permits for four of the individuals the firm had recruited. Actyl thus decided to take the additional step of advocating for its international worker clients.

Actyl Group leverages decades of industry experience and expertise, helping businesses and organizations find the Canadian and international workers they need to grow in a sustainable way. To learn more about the firm, please visit http://www.actyl.com.

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