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TheEconomicEdge:
It's Canada vs The World..
Are You In?
The paper explains the key trends that are radically transforming the economic landscape, and their impact on Canada's businesses. It focuses on two key questions: How can businesses succeed in the rapidly changing global marketplace, and what can government do to ensure the long-term prosperity of the economy and the global success of our businesses? In short, how do we create and sustain a competitive edge?
We hope you find the paper and its recommendations informative and thought provoking. We welcome your feedback.
Additionally, if you have any questions, please contact Tina Kremmidas, Chief Economist, by email tkremmidas@chamber.ca or telephone 416.868.6415 (222) or click on feedback form here...
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Power to Shape Policy
The Canadian Chamber is the most influential business association in Canada - the national leader of public policy advocacy on national and international business issues and is focused on fostering a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits Canada and improves the standard of living of all Canadians.
Canadian Chamber Fiscal Policy
• Pursue a comprehensive strategy to limit the impact of the recession on Canada, and to speed recovery.
• Monitor the effectiveness of Budget 2009 to stimulate the economy, and restore consumer and business confi dence.
• Ensure that Ottawa does not return to long-term structural defi cits.
• Encourage provinces and territories that levy retail sales taxes to harmonize with the GST to reduce the cost of capital, promote investment and improve productivity.
• Press the provinces to eliminate the remaining provincial capital taxes.
• Provide additional support for Canadian credit markets, as needs arise, by utilizing all tools at the government's disposal.
Domestic Issues
• Deal with climate change and clean air while maintaining a strong economy and ensuring that it's consistent with Canada's overall energy strategy.
• Develop an energy strategy that supports a competitive business environment and includes environmentally-sound, cost-effective uses of all available economic energy sources.
• Develop a multi-modal national transportation strategy for Canada as wll as a national infrastructure strategy, including gateway, border and communications infrastructure.
• Promote e-business solutions for SME's and develop an e-commerce strategy.
• Remove barriers to internal trade in Canada, including the removal of barriers to labour mobility.
• Achieve the benefi ts of "Smart Regulation".
• Ensure Competition Law amendments meet the needs of Canadian business and key recommendations from the Competition Policy Review Panel are implemented, such as relaxing foreign investment thresholds.
• Ensure the Immigration system effectively helps Canada meet its skilled resources needs.
The Power to Shape Policy
The Canadian Chamber is the most influential business association in Canada - the national leader of public policy advocacy on national and international business issues and is focused on fostering a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits Canada and improves the standard of living of all Canadians.
Canadian Chamber Fiscal Policy
• Pursue a comprehensive strategy to limit the impact of the recession on Canada, and to speed recovery.
• Monitor the effectiveness of Budget 2009 to stimulate the economy, and restore consumer and business confi dence.
• Ensure that Ottawa does not return to long-term structural defi cits.
• Encourage provinces and territories that levy retail sales taxes to harmonize with the GST to reduce the cost of capital, promote investment and improve productivity.
• Press the provinces to eliminate the remaining provincial capital taxes.
• Provide additional support for Canadian credit markets, as needs arise, by utilizing all tools at the government's disposal.
Domestic Issues
• Deal with climate change and clean air while maintaining a strong economy and ensuring that it's consistent with Canada's overall energy strategy.
• Develop an energy strategy that supports a competitive business environment and includes environmentally-sound, cost-effective uses of all available economic energy sources.
• Develop a multi-modal national transportation strategy for Canada as wll as a national infrastructure strategy, including gateway, border and communications infrastructure.
• Promote e-business solutions for SME's and develop an e-commerce strategy.
• Remove barriers to internal trade in Canada, including the removal of barriers to labour mobility.
• Achieve the benefi ts of "Smart Regulation".
• Ensure Competition Law amendments meet the needs of Canadian business and key recommendations from the Competition Policy Review Panel are implemented, such as relaxing foreign investment thresholds.
• Ensure the Immigration system effectively helps Canada meet its skilled resources needs.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Website