For immediate release July 13, 2023
(Mississauga) – Together with our colleagues at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Mississauga Board of Trade applauds the tentative agreement to end the strike at BC’s ports. While this labour disruption occurred on Canada’s west coast, its impacts were already being felt by businesses in Mississauga after just 13 days. It will now take weeks for the backlog of shipments to reach their intended destinations. We encourage our elected officials in Ottawa to identify additional measures to ensure labour stability in our critical infrastructure and supply chains going forward.
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About the Mississauga Board of Trade
Since being established in 1961, MBOT has played an important leadership role serving and representing the interests of business of all sizes and sectors in our community.
Mississauga is Canada’s sixth largest city and third largest in Ontario – with a population of over 700,000 residents and more than 50,000 businesses employing over 440,000 people, including 60 Fortune 500 Canadian headquarters. Mississauga is where successful companies choose to do business. MBOT’s large, diverse and active membership has made us one of the most vibrant business associations in Canada.
As the “Voice of Business” we advocate on policy issues that impact local business at all levels of government and are influential in helping to shape policy decisions. MBOT also offers a wide variety of valuable business services and professional development programs, networking events and marketing opportunities, to help business grow, prosper, and get connected.
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Anthony Ferreria, Public Affairs Specialist
