Mississauga, ON – The Mississauga Board of Trade is pleased to have received strong support from chambers of commerce across Ontario for the policy resolutions we submitted at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) Annual General Meeting (AGM). These resolutions were presented and approved at the AGM and are now included in the OCC’s 2025–2028 Policy Compendium. Mississauga Board of Trade led resolutions include:
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Growing Airports & Building More Housing
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Improving Skilled Trades in Secondary Schools
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Positioning Ontario for Life Sciences Success in the 2020s and Beyond
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Ontario’s Life Sciences Industry: Unlocking the Health Innovation Pathway
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Establishing a Business Energy Audit Program
The Chamber was also proud to serve as a co-sponsor of an additional resolution brought forward by our chamber network partners:
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Regional Transportation Fare Integration
The OCC continues to advocate for these policy recommendations on behalf of the chamber network through regular engagement with government officials and staff, media outreach, and the development of policy primers and reports.
To read the 2025–2028 Policy Compendium and learn more about our resolutions, click here.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Anthony Ferreria, Public Affairs Specialist
905-273-6151 ext. 235
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 from a broad range of industry sectors in our community.
Mississauga is Canada’s seventh largest city and fourth 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 and influential business associations in Canada.
As the “Voice of Business” we advocate on policy issues at all levels of government that impact local business of all sizes and we 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 businesses grow, prosper, and get connected.
