COVID-19 Advocacy

The Truro & Colchester Chamber of Commerce is Advocating on behalf of Business.

Here are letters we have sent to government:

March 11, 2021

Letter to Cumberland Colchester MP Lenore Zann regarding job losses in Truro March 2021.

Letter for Lenore Zann

March 11, 2021

Letter to the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of of Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development.

Letter for Minister Monsef

Letter to the Town of Truro in support of Small Business

Letter to the Town of Truro

https://www.trurocolchesterchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Support-for-small-business-disproportionately-impacted-by-the-pandemic-003-1.pdf Support for small business disproportionately impacted by the pandemic (003)

Download letter here

Letter – Karen Casey -COVID 19.docx Letter –COVID 19 Dave Ritcey.docx Letter –COVID 19 Geoff MacLellan.docx Letter –COVID 19 Larry Harrison.docx

Letter –COVID 19 Larry Harrison.docx

The Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a vital link for commercial products and services for the “hub” of Nova Scotia. We advocated the federal government for support to ensure its operation continues at a level required by business.

Re-Support for Halifax Stanfield

Atlantic Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter of request to Minister Morneau, asking the Government of Canada to consider allowing for immediate tax-free withdrawals from RRSPs for a period of 90 days up to a maximum of $10,000.

CLICK HERE to read the letter

Alita Fabiano – 25/03/2020 – 0

(OTTAWA) – March 25, 2020 – Over 60 of Canada’s leading business organizations are calling on governments to support a national effort to protect jobs and to postpone non-essential new measures.

“Canadian businesses are ready and able to step up to overcome the challenge of COVID-19. We will work to ensure that Canadians have the food to feed their families, the fuel to heat our homes and to keep essential services moving, the equipment and facilities to treat the sick and the communications systems that unite us even as we are kept apart from one another.

READ MORE HERE

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Canada’s Leading Business Organizations Call on Government to Protect Jobs and Postpone Non-Essential New Measures

Canadian Chamber

Saturday, March 21, 2020

(OTTAWA) – March 21, 2020 – Four of Canada’s leading business organizations are calling on governments to support a national effort to protect jobs and to postpone non-essential new measures. “Canadian businesses are ready and able to step up to overcome the challenge of COVID-19. We will work to ensure that Canadians have the food to feed their families, the fuel to heat our homes and to keep essential services moving, the equipment and facilities to treat the sick and the communications systems that unite us even as we are kept apart from one another. Read more

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