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2025 Ontario Budget: Protecting job-creators and jobs – while investing in the future
(Toronto – May 15, 2025) – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement in reaction to the 2025...
Ontario Budget Must Boost Growth, Productivity and Global Competitiveness
(Toronto, ON – May 14, 2025) – As Ontario prepares to table its 2025 Budget, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce...
Unite, Secure, Build: OCC Congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney, Calls for Bold Economic Leadership
(TORONTO – April 29, 2025) – Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney and the...
Ontario Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Board of Directors
(Toronto, ON – April 28, 2025) – Today, Daniel Tisch, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC),...
Ontario Chamber Welcomes Government Action to Streamline Mining Project Approvals
(TORONTO– April 22, 2025) – Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Daniel Tisch, issued the following statement...
Ontario Chamber Welcomes Historic Legislation to Eliminate Interprovincial Trade Barriers
(TORONTO– April 16, 2025) – Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Daniel Tisch, issued the following statement...Rapid Policy Updates

2025 Provincial Budget
On May 15, 2025, the Government of Ontario released its 2025 Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The following is...
2024 Federal Budget
On April 16, 2024, the Government of Canada released its 2024 Budget: Fairness for Every Generation. The following is a...
2024 Provincial Budget
On March 26, 2024, the Government of Ontario released its 2024 Budget: Building a Better Ontario. The following is a...
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...
2023 Ontario Budget
On March 23, 2023, the Government of Ontario released its Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. The following is a summary...
2022 Fall Economic Statement
On November 14, 2022, the Government of Ontario released its 2022 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review. The following is...Blogs

Four Keys for Building Better Mental Health
As global trade and policy shifts continue to fuel uncertainty, building resilience remains essential—not just for businesses, but for the...
Cultivating Economic Growth and Belonging through Culture
Photo by Mahsa Alikhani | Instagram: @mahsaalikhani60 | mahsaalikhani.com | Project funded by the Toronto Arts Council’s Newcomer and Refugee...
From Arts to Exports: The Economic Force of Toronto’s Culture Sector
Photo of the event Future Makers Exhibit 2024: Entangled Dimensions. Artists: Jane Tingley, Wilfred Lee. Photographer Arthur Mola. Written by Anthea...
The Arts: Ontario’s Untapped Economic Infrastructure
Photo: Ala Ebtekar, Thirty-Six Views of the Moon, 2023, Artist proof edition, Cyanotype prints on found book pages exposed to moonlight....
Building a Thriving Future for Ontario’s Arts, Culture, and Creative Workforce
Written by Miriam Kramer, OCAD University’s Executive Director, Government & Community Relations and Public Policy Ontario’s culture sector workforce is the...