Ottawa Business Matters
Use Your Voice in the
2021 Federal Election Survey
Today the Ottawa Board of Trade is excited to launch our 2021 Federal Election Survey. This short survey follows the announcement that Canadians will be going to the polls on September 20. 

Thanks to COVID-19 this will be an election like no other. Now more than ever, it's vital that businesses have their say on how our country will not only survive the economic impacts of the pandemic, but thrive well into the future. 

In partnership with Leger, this survey is designed to help make sure that your voice is heard. Its goal is to create a clear picture of the challenges that business owners across our region face and what action they want to see from Canada's next government. 

The survey is available in both English and French and will take under 7 minutes to complete. As a thank you for completing it, Ottawa businesses will have an opportunity to enter into a draw to win a $100 Visa gift card.

SURVEY CLOSES AUGUST 29, 2021
Ontario Business Matters:
2021 Federal Election Campaign

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Ottawa Board of Trade, and Ontario Chamber Network launched the Ontario Business Matters federal election campaign with recommendations for political leaders and local candidates. Canada’s next Parliament must support Ontario business competitiveness as a key driver of economic recovery.

Ontario Business Matters provides unique recommendations that will help bolster Ontario’s long-term economic future, while also addressing the impact of the pandemic and pressing issues the province
currently faces through three pillars:

  1. Workforce Recovery and Business Competitiveness. As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, Ontario businesses need strategic support from the federal government to strengthen the key enablers of competitiveness, including access to interprovincial and global trade, capital and talent.
  2. Healthy People and Prosperous Communities. COVID-19 has exposed and amplified challenges for those who call Ontario home. To ensure an inclusive post-pandemic recovery in our province, Canada needs to invest in community well-being through reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, child care, and health care.
  3. Resilient Infrastructure. Infrastructure connects Ontarians to jobs, education, goods, services, and the people they love. The federal government should be a critical partner in building modern, low-carbon infrastructure to drive our economic recovery.
What It Takes To Grow:
Priorities for Canada's Next Parliament

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa Board of Trade have launched a detailed plan on what it takes to grow and have challenged all parties to adopt it.
The priorities in this plan provides perspective from the Canadian business
community on how we can build a brighter future for all Canadians.

COVID debt, climate change costs, the need to repair our aging infrastructure – the costs are going up all around us. A serious, bold strategy to grow our economy is our only way forward.
Our formula for growth is clear and direct, and has three distinct phases:  

  1. Finishing the fight against COVID 
  2. Getting the fundamentals right 
  3. Creating 21st century opportunities 
 
This formula addresses the reality that our international competitors are working to improve their performance and create good jobs for their citizens.

We know that to succeed in the face of fierce competition, Ottawa must generate sustained business investment, jobs and growth here — not just in the short term, 
but for many years. 
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