The Partnership has entered into strategic agreements with two Southern Ontario Chambers of Commerce: the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce. As a member of the Partnership, these agreements provide you with a reciprocal associate membership with both the Hamilton and Greater Niagara Chambers at no additional cost to you.
As an associate member of the Hamilton and Greater Niagara Chambers, you will have access to events, business networking, and cross-border news. These agreements give you the opportunity to collaborate with a wider network of business professionals across the border.
You will now receive the following:
For people and businesses that are seeking to expand their reach, the Cross-Border Business Network is an online directory where companies can broaden their network and deliver products and services beyond their home market. This platform brings the Western New York and Southern Ontario markets together, allowing subscribers to list their goods and services and describe which partner services they are seeking, providing direct access to companies in either Canada or the US.
The CanAm Council is a cross-industry collaboration of business leaders focused on developing our region’s bi-national economy. The Council seeks to eliminate barriers related to the international border and strengthen ties with the Southern Ontario business community to further develop our bi-national economy.
Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it was extending its ban on non-essential land entry by Canadian travelers through August 21. The move comes on the heels of Canada’s decision Monday to reopen its land border to vaccinated, non-essential American travelers on August 9. Canada’s decision and calls from our
Today, Canadian Minister of Health Patty Hajdu announced that the Canadian border will reopen to vaccinated American travelers on August 9th. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told other Canadian officials on a conference call that he expected to open the border to some Americans by mid-August, but did not
In a conference call Thursday with Canadian officials, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada plans to allow vaccinated Americans to cross the border for non-essential travel by next month. According to a readout of the call, Trudeau “noted that, if [Canada’s] current positive path of vaccination rate and public