No Images? Click here Keeping Calgary competitive for businessTo ensure Calgary stays competitive, the Calgary Chamber recently hosted a roundtable with City Manager, Jeff Fielding, and City CFO, Eric Sawyer, to discuss how municipal policy can be better crafted to support local business. We highlighted three key areas for consideration, with specific policy recommendations under each:
Overall, the City Manager was very receptive to our concerns and recommendations to address these policy issues. How will the new US President-elect affect Canadian business?The most recent Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Gary Doer has one of the best perspectives on the planet regarding the realities of Canadian-US relations Within ten days of the American election results, he will unpack the aftermath. He'll cover what the outcome will mean for the thousands of Canadian companies already operating in, and those looking to enter, the US market. Join us for a deep-dive into what the outcome of this election will mean for Canadian-US relations, and the business implications that could follow. 📅 November 17th 🕒 11:30 am – 1:30 pm 📍 The Westin Calgary The new Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act and how it could affect your businessStarting in June 2017, if your company is in the Canadian commercial oil, gas or mineral extraction sector, and makes any payments to an Indigenous 'government' in Canada, you will be affected by the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA). ESTMA increases transparency by requiring all extractive entities to “publish what they pay”, meaning all payments made to a government must be publicly disclosed, annually, online. In making this compensation information public, resource companies that make legitimate but undisclosed payments to a government could potentially be accused of contributing to conditions that allow corruption to thrive. It could also lead to inaccurate and perpetuated prejudice towards Indigenous communities, and governments could potentially end up cutting their funding. Advocating for the Alberta Investor Tax Credit your business needs to grow and succeedDuring the fall sitting of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, the Alberta Government will table legislation to enact Alberta's first Investor Tax Credit. This tax credit offers a unique opportunity to help small- and medium-sized businesses attract much-needed investment. Read our latest letter to Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the Honourable Deron Bilous, encouraging him to keep the pool of eligible businesses as broad as possible and allow the market, and not the government, to ultimately dictate investment. |