The time for tinkering is over. While we appreciate that transferring taxes onto homeowners may be politically difficult for City Council, we understand that there may be some measures that can be taken to reduce increases on residents. The alternative is a further erosion of business competitiveness in Calgary and household vibrancy. The business community is looking for meaningful actions from the City to address the issue in the short, medium and long-term.
The Calgary business community believes that more needs to be done to address competitiveness concerns for our province.
Early in 2019, Chamber of Commerce Executives from across Canada met in Ottawa to talk with various Ministers about the issues and concerns facing business communities across the country
In our 2019 budget submission to the Finance Minister we provide four recommendations that we believe the federal government should adopt to address these concerns and set Canada up for long-term growth in an increasingly competitive global market.
Calgary Chamber releases Alberta election platform recommendations