Media Releases
May 4, 2026
Ontario Chamber: Federal Government Responds to Business Calls with New Tariff Support
(TORONTO – May 4, 2026) – Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Daniel Tisch, issued the following statement on the...
April 30, 2026
Ontario’s Businesses and Universities Support Toronto as Global Headquarters for the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
(TORONTO, April 30, 2026) – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Ontario Universities welcome the decision to...
April 29, 2026
Ontario Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Board of Directors
(Toronto, ON – April 29, 2026) – Today, Daniel Tisch, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), released...
April 27, 2026
Businesses Call for Urgent Action on Expanded U.S. Tariffs at Ontario Chamber AGM
(Toronto, ON – April 27, 2026) — As business leaders from across the province gathered for the 2026 Ontario Chamber of...
April 1, 2026
Ontario Chamber backs high speed rail, calls for discipline and follow-through
(TORONTO – April 1, 2026) – Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Daniel Tisch, issued the following...
March 31, 2026
Ontario Chamber Welcomes Canada–Ontario Partnership to Accelerate Housing and Infrastructure Delivery
(TORONTO – March 31, 2026) – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Daniel Tisch, issued the following statement...Rapid Policy Updates
March 27, 2026
2026 Ontario Provincial Budget
On March 26, 2026, the Government of Ontario released its 2026 Budget, A Plan to Protect Ontario. The fiscal plan...
November 4, 2025
2025 Federal Budget
On November 4, the Government of Canada released its 2025 Federal Budget. The following is a summary of highlights from...
May 16, 2025
2025 Provincial Budget
On May 15, 2025, the Government of Ontario released its 2025 Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The following is...
April 18, 2024
2024 Federal Budget
On April 16, 2024, the Government of Canada released its 2024 Budget: Fairness for Every Generation. The following is a...
March 27, 2024
2024 Provincial Budget
On March 26, 2024, the Government of Ontario released its 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario. The following is a...
March 29, 2023
2023 Federal Budget
On March 28, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Budget: A Made-In-Canada Plan. The following is a summary of...Blogs
April 13, 2026
Where There’s a WIL, There’s a Way
Ontario’s work-integrated learning (WIL) system remains one of the province’s most promising, yet underleveraged, tools for helping employers address labour...
March 25, 2026
The Game Plan: Turning Large-Scale Events into Safe, Successful Opportunities
Written by Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) In 2024, when Taylor Swift swept into Toronto, the city experienced a “Swift lift” of over...
November 7, 2025
Trade Compliance Moves to the C-Suite: What Ontario SMEs Need to Know – From Tariff Headache to Strategic Pivot
Fifteen years ago, trade compliance was a quiet, ambiguous back-office function; tariff codes, import classifications and beneficial ownership took up...
October 20, 2025
Refill, Reuse and Reimagine: How Molloy’s is Reshaping Retail with Sustainability
In the heart of Cambridge, Ontario, a quiet revolution in retail has been unfolding for the past seven years, where...
October 20, 2025
Lifted by Creativity: How Majestic Balloons Turned Passion into a Business that Pops
Ana Aria’s journey with Majestic Balloons is more than just a story of creative entrepreneurship, it’s a powerful example of...
October 20, 2025