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Inflation Update June: Manitoba’s Largest year-over-year increase in CPI since 1982
6 Minute Read Winnipeg Chamber’s Policy & Research Analyst, Jamil Ahmed, highlights the latest Inflation updates in Manitoba. The consumer price index figures from Statistics Canada show that inflation reached…
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Earth Day cleanup call with Nuburger, November Project and Veolia
We’re looking for a few (or a hundred) volunteers who want to get dirty, get fed, and get busy transforming neighborhoods that all Winnipeggers can be proud of. What: Earth…
Cannabis Canada conference in Winnipeg May 5-6 (discount for Chamber members)
Since Health Canada legalized medical marijuana in 2001, the medical cannabis market serving upwards of 100,000 Canadians has grown to between $80 – $100 million dollars in annual sales. According…
New Canadian Free Trade Agreement a step in the right direction
Years of negotiation led to the signing of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) earlier this month. The CFTA replaces the over two decade old Agreement on Internal Trade, which…
Budget 2017: We’re left waiting…
For all the talk of Budget 2017 as a course correction in Manitoba’s fiscal trajectory – reshaping government and making hard financial choices – the first full budget by the…
Business advice: Tackle fine details early when your plan is outside the box
Six years ago, Ryan Sourisseau was in pain. Lifting weights on an incline bench press, he’d just damaged his shoulder – an injury that would cost the fitness fan a…
Federal clarity needed on how business, Indigenous communities should engage
This article first appeared on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce website April 11, 2017. Canada’s businesses are optimistic about increasing investments this year, but there is a big barrier that…
In business, do what you love (with measurable outcomes)
We’ve all heard the saying, that, if you love what you do, it is not work. Let me share my personal thoughts on the subject. Doing what you love may…
Keeping Manitoba the most generous
You’ve heard it now before, Manitoba is Canada’s most generous province per capita. Today it’s important to note how that is measured. It’s measured by tax filers, not by government…
Manitobans to get easier access to retirement savings tool
Recently Bill 3, The Pooled Registered Pension Plans (Manitoba) Act, passed through committee stage at the Manitoba Legislature. Once passed, it will give thousands of Manitobans easier access to another…
Winnipeg Easter pie special and other deals
As the Easter holidays approach, Shut Ur Pie Hole has a delicious deal for Winnipeg Chamber members to make your feast that much sweeter: 10% off Easter Pie orders. The…
Our new Director of Advocacy
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Michael Juce as our new Director of Advocacy. Michael is a graduate of Brandon University, with a degree in political science…
8 Reasons it Pays to be Climate Smart
The triple bottom-line accounts for profit, people and planet. On top of providing value, businesses are expected to provide their employees a decent wage and healthy working environment, go above…
Summer Games ticket offer to Winnipeg Chamber members
The Opening Ceremony for the 2017 Canada Summer Games is less than four months away, drawing 4,000 athletes and an expected 20,000 visitors to our Prairie city. The Winnipeg Chamber…
Safety app eliminates paperwork, eases adherence
In 2014, 26 Manitobans died because of their work – either from acute hazards or occupational disease – and over 30,000 Manitobans were injured on the job (Manitoba Workplace Injury…
Leadership Winnipeg meets our city’s immigrant welcome team
The Leadership Winnipeg program is perhaps known best for giving participants an backstage pass to our community. This month, participants in the program had the opportunity to view some of…
Help find Manitoba’s most daring entrepreneurs
As we eagerly await spring and warmer weather, there’s another terrific reason to welcome April. EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) nomination season is in full swing. It’s a time…
Advice to charities: practice telling your story
Recently, I read an article by Sir Richard Branson where he said “Storytelling is as old as the campfire”. He is absolutely right. Right here in our province, people have…
Move from austerity to opportunity
March 20 was a busy day in our province, legislatively. While a number of acts and amendments were introduced (read our response on cannabis harm reduction, removing the tuition cap,…
Hats off to removing the tuition cap
If our focus in Manitoba is on education quality and empowering students to be as successful as possible, the recent move by the province to remove the long imposed tuition…
Uber, rules and outcomes in Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce has long been an advocate of ride sharing services being welcomed into our province and city, so it’s no surprise we’re extraordinarily pleased with Manitoba’s…
Response to Manitoba’s new Cannabis Harm Prevention Act
On March 20, the provincial government introduced the Cannabis Harm Prevention Act in anticipation of the federal government legalizing marijuana. While the legislation updates a number of other acts (such…
