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Business Council of Canada mourns the passing of Jean de Grandpré
Jean de Grandpré was a pioneer, a builder and a visionary. As a founding member of the Business Council of Canada (then called the Business Council on National Issues), he worked closely with other business leaders to strengthen Canada’s economy, […]
Action on immigration is key to help alleviate labour shortages
Attribute to Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada: Canada’s unemployment rate stands at a record low, underscoring the extent to which labour shortages are holding back the country’s economic recovery and exacerbating inflation. As the […]
U.S., Canadian, and Mexican business leaders urge continued cooperation
The Business Roundtable, Business Council of Canada, and the Consejo Mexicano de Negocios today issued the following statement in advance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Free Trade Commission meeting held this week in Vancouver. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) Free […]
New federal privacy law urgently needed
Today’s introduction of a bill to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act is an important step forward in modernizing Canada’s consumer privacy legislation. New federal privacy legislation is urgently needed to ensure that […]
Canadian business leaders welcome new economic partnership for the Americas
Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, issued the following statement from Los Angeles: Today at the opening of the Summit of the Americas, U.S. President Joe Biden is announcing the launch of the Americas Partnership […]
Canada cannot afford to be left behind in the Indo-Pacific
Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, issued the following statement from Seoul, Korea: Today, as part of his visit to Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with a […]
Partnering on a successful 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
Canada’s business leaders fully support the goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, and this plan goes further than anything seen to date in spelling out how Canadians can get there. But there are still a lot […]
Canadian business leaders welcome Canada-U.K. trade talks
Last year, Canadian business leaders welcomed the continuity trade agreement with the United Kingdom as a positive step toward a more comprehensive and tailor-made deal with our third-largest export market. We are very pleased today with the launch of negotiations […]
Calling on the government to prevent economic harm
On behalf of companies across North America and the millions of men and women they employ, we are calling on the federal government to prevent any further economic harm caused by the current work stoppage at CP by tabling back […]
Canadian business leaders welcome trade talks with India
Canadian business leaders welcome the agreement to relaunch negotiations on the Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and support efforts to secure an Early Progress Trade Agreement as a transitional step. We also welcome talks on securing a bilateral investment agreement, […]