Chamber Policy Priorities

The Chamber network is the most influential business association in Canada and is the national leader of public policy advocacy on regional, provincial, national and international business issues.

The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber is focused on fostering a strong, competitive economic environment that benefits the greater Kitchener Waterloo area and builds business community.

Our key policy priorities to achieve this are:

• Increasing funding for post-secondary institutions. The competitiveness of the local business sector is highly dependent on the ability to secure qualified professionals to work in all sectors, including IT, construction, manufacturing and health care.
• Ensuring all levels of government exercise fiscal restraint and control program spending
• A competitive corporate tax regime at both the provincial and federal levels of government. Also, local property taxes must be in line with neighbouring municipalities in Ontario
• Initiatives to assist the Waterloo Region manufacturing sector
• The population of Waterloo Region is projected to reach 731,000 by 2031. Strategic infrastructure investments are critical for managing growth and avoiding congestion-related planning issues.