• Letter to the Hon. Ed Fast - Buy American — Click here
This important win will allow Canadian manufacturers to deduct an additional 42 cents in expenses for each dollar invested in new production equipment. It will provide an additional return on capital investment of approximately 12 to 15 per cent. Overall, this accelerated capital cost allowance will save manufacturers more than $600 million in 2012-13 and $2.5 billion over the next five years.

This is the result of a 12-month-long advocacy campaign led by CME involving manufacturers, members of the Federal Cabinet, Members of Parliament from all parties, the 40 industry associations that are members of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, and the Canadian Labour Congress.

For more information, please see the following:

    • News release: Two-year write-off a multi-million dollar boost for       manufacturers: CME — English | French

    • Backgrounder: Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance
      English | French

    • Letter: Canadian Manufacturing Coalition letter to the Minister       of Finance – English

    • Letter: Joint CME-Canadian Labour Congress letter to the       Minister of Finance – English

    • Letter: CME President & CEO Jayson Myers' pre-budget letter       to the Minister of Finance – English | French
Invest to Grow: Technology, Innovation & Canada's Productivity Challenge Report
English
French
Letter To Minister Flaherty, February 24th, 2010.   Click HERE
Inspections in the Primary Metals Sector - Ministry of the Environment.   Click HERE
 
As some of you are aware, your Association joined the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters group last year to add the voice of Canadian die casters to that influential association of associations.

Since that time we have attended meetings and added our voice to numerous concerns that affect us all.  One of those was the application of pre-arrival Importer Admissibility Data (IAD) by the Canadian Border Services Agency.  Our joint letter to CBSA of April 13 can be read HERE and their response of July 14th is HERE.

The group continues to discuss this with Border Services and addition information will be posted here when available.
Read the Border Report for 2009 published by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.  Click HERE
 
Throughout July & August, Skills Canada - Ontario in partnership with various community colleges host, "SKILLS WORK!®  Camp, a week long day camp for students entering grade 7 & 8 to explore skilled trades and technologies.   For more information visit www.skillsontario.com or Click HERE.