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2020 Business Excellence Awards Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 24, 2020BURLINGTON, ONTARIO Burlington, Ontario (June 24, 2020) – The Burlington Chamber of Commerce was delighted to host the 2020 Business Excellence Gala through a reimagined, community-driven, virtual experience. Due to the COVID-19...
Spotlighting Ontario Small Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE JUNE 22, 2020 SPOTLIGHTING ONTARIO SMALL BUSINESS #DIFFERENCEMAKERS (BURLINGTON, JUNE 22, 2020) – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been at the center of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Faced with reduced...
Data Innovation Critical to Ontario’s Economic and Social Well-Being
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE JUNE 16, 2020 OCC and Chamber Network report outlines need for strong data governance in modern, post-pandemic economy (BURLINGTON, JUNE 16) – Today, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released...
Haltech Regional Innovation Centre Partners to Support Small Businesses in Halton to Adapt to a More Digital World
JUNE 11, 2020 – BURLINGTON – HALTECH REGIONAL INNOVATION CENTRE The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on businesses of all sizes across the country. In particular, retail-oriented main street businesses have suffered, with stores closed and in-person commerce...
Small Business Rebound Necessary for Economic Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE JUNE 11, 2020 Small Business Rebound Necessary for Economic Recovery Ontario Chamber & Burlington Chamber: RBC report underscores vital need to focus on small business recovery (Toronto – June 11, 2020) – Today, the Royal Bank...
Team Burlington Launches the Burlington Economic Recovery Network
May 4, 2020 - Burlington’s business support organizations, known as Team Burlington, are pleased to announce the launch of the Burlington Economic Recovery Network. Comprised of Burlington Economic Development, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Downtown...
Team Burlington Launches the #STAYHOME Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team Burlington launches STAY HOME to Get Back to Business campaign to encourage people to support local business by staying home. April 27, 2020 — On March 23, the Ontario Government mandated all non-essential businesses to close. Since then,...
Canadian Chamber and Government of Canada team up to launch Canadian Business Resilience Network to help businesses get through COVID-19
This article first appeared on chamber.ca (OTTAWA, ON) – April 6, 2020 – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has established the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN) in partnership with the Government of Canada to help the business community prepare, persevere...
Now more than ever we need to support small businesses in Burlington
(April 1, 2020, Burlington) The need has never been greater as our local economy continues to be dramatically weighed down by the daily impacts of COVID-19. Some small businesses have made the decision to close completely, others are working in reduced capacity. In...
Burlington’s Business Support Organizations Come Together as Team Burlington to Support Businesses Through COVID-19
(March, 30, Burlington) - The Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Economic Development, Burlington Downtown Business Association, Aldershot Village BIA, and Tourism Burlington have joined forces to offer support and help Burlington’s Business community navigate...
2020 Provincial Economic and Fiscal Update Provides Relief for Ontario Business and Employees
2020 ECONOMIC AND FISCAL UPDATE PROVIDES RELIEF FOR ONTARIO BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES Ontario Government Introduces Much-Needed Measures to Provide Pandemic Relief (Burlington, March 26) – Today, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Chamber of Commerce released...
Ontario Chamber of Commerce Calls on Province’s Business Community to Help Flatten the Curve
(Toronto, March 21, 2020) – Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce released the following statement in reaction to the Government of Ontario’s launch of a new procurement portal, Ontario Together, that will help businesses and their employees...
City of Burlington Waives Downtown Parking fees During COVID-19
This article first appeared on burlington.ca Burlington, Ont.—March 17, 2020 — As the City of Burlington continues to support the efforts to slow the COVID-19 virus, payment is not required for on-street parking or in municipal parking lots until further notice. This...
BCC COVID-19 Update
We understand that this is an extremely challenging time for businesses across our community. Please know that the Burlington Chamber of Commerce is committed to supporting our members and the broader community during this crisis. We are carefully monitoring COVID-19...
Team Burlington Supporting Business During COVID-19
Burlington’s business organizations (Team Burlington) which include Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Downtown Business Association, Burlington Economic Development, Aldershot BIA and Tourism Burlington are taking a coordinated approach in engaging and...
COVID-19 Update
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is closely monitoring the situation related to COVID-19 and taking action to help protect the health and safety of our members, partners and their employees. We are currently implementing measures to do our part in containing the...
2020 Ontario Economic Report
Supporting Economic Prosperity in Communities Across Ontario. The Ontario Economic Report (OER) is the landmark research platform of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), presenting the collective voice of our 60,000 members in 135 communities across the province....
2020 Business Excellence Awards Gala
We are delighted to announce the 2020 Business Excellence Awards Finalists! The following 21 organizations exemplify leadership and business excellence in our community. The Award nominations are based on criteria that include outstanding business leadership,...
Burlington Economic Development Wins International fDi Strategy Award for Start-up and SME Support
This article first appeared on bedc.ca Burlington, ON, February 5, 2020 – Burlington Economic Development Wins International fDi Strategy Award for Start-up and SME Support TechPlace has earned international recognition from Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) Magazine,...
Mayor’s 2020 State of the City Address
On January 30th, Mayor Marianne Meed Ward presented the annual Mayor's State of the City Address (MSOTC) presented by Cogeco. This annual event was an engaging and informative presentation for the Burlington community to learn about municipal issues facing our city...