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Digital Technology Can Help Your Business Grow

Durham College is participating in the delivery of the Government of Canada's Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP). DTAPP is structured to provide assistance to firms in all sectors of the Canadian economy. Its objective is to accelerate the adoption of digital technologies in small- and medium-sized enterprises operating in Canada in order to boost their productivity and create economic growth and opportunity.

Council for Clean and Reliable Electricity (CCRE) releases the third article in its CCRE Commentary initiative. The CCRE is a forum for reasoned analysis on subjects related to electricity policy. In the past the Council has sponsored conferences on clean coal technology, nuclear power, governance models in the electricity sector and biomass energy opportunities.
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President of Metrolinx Addresses Durham Business Community

The Durham Economic Prosperity Committee of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA),hosted an International Leaders Breakfast with Bruce McCuaig, President and CEO of Metrolinx as the keynote speaker. The breakfast was designed to inform the Durham business community on the role of Metrolinx in Durham Region’s prosperity. Click here to view power point presentation.

Canada Port Authority To Operate Oshawa Port

The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce welcomes the federal government announcement that a Canada Port Authority (CPA) has been created to operate the Port of Oshawa, a move that marks the end of a bygone era and one that will attract investment to Durham Region and create jobs. “The creation of this CPA brings to an end one era in Canadian transportation while ushering in another,” Minister of Finance and Oshawa-Whitby MP Jim Flaherty said at a February 10 news conference at the Quality Hotel & Conference Centre in Oshawa.

Durham Region understands the need to “show restraint, plan wisely, be efficient and keep taxes reasonably low.” That’s why it won’t accept downloading from senior levels of government without a fight. “There may be turbulence ahead,” Regional Chairman Roger Anderson warned in his annual address to the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, held at the Oshawa Golf & Curling Club on January 26. “Brace yourselves and buckle up.”

To slay the deficit and keep Ontario competitive, the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce believes the government must seriously consider the package of reforms coming out of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Service (the Drummond Report). The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce supports the innovative nature of the report as it takes a systematic approach to change in very challenging economic times. It attempts to manage fiscal realities as it seeks to return the province to fiscal balance without sacrificing investment in future innovation.

The Ontario Business Achievement Awards is turning 30! This special anniversary embodies humanity and perseverance, as do the other the over 300 OBAA winners. As the premier recognition program shining the spotlight on outstanding Ontario companies since 1983. Nominate a leader in your community today.
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State of the City Address: Oshawa "Year in Review" Report

Oshawa Mayor John Henry delivered his “State of the City Address” Friday, February 24th to the local business community at the Tosca Banquet Hall and Conference Centre. The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce event was sponsored by BMO Bank of Montreal. Click here to view the City’s “Year in Review” Report..

Partner With UOIT And Grow Your Business

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is accepting applications for funding through FedDev’s Applied Research and Commercialization initiative. This money will be available to support industry partnered research projects after April 1st of 2012. This is a follow-on program to the $739,000 that was awarded to the OTTC for the funding period between April 1st, 2011 and March 31st, 2012. This was used to fund 13 industry-university collaborations and we hope to repeat this success. We encourage you to start thinking about potential industry partners and/or projects that you may want to bring to this program. The overall goal of this initiative is to accelerate innovation, to improve productivity and contribute to the creation of globally competitive companies in Ontario.