Federal Budget 2023-2024: A few wins, a miss on fiscal balance

March 29th, 2023 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the new federal budget Tuesday, a mixed bag of additional health care spending, some affordability measures, and a continuation of deficit financing. The budget outlook includes weak GDP growth of 0.3 per cent, another $43 billion in net new spending initiatives over earlier projections, and a turn away […]

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton annual survey
Cites difficulty finding skilled labour and social issues as 2023 key priorities

January 12th, 2023 Moncton (NB) – Greater Moncton’s business community has once again cited difficulty finding skilled labour and social issues as key priorities heading into 2023. A survey of members conducted in mid-December by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton shows business owners are once again increasingly focused on filling labour needs and […]

Greater Moncton Business Groups Call for Action on Homelessness and Downtown Crime

Moncton (NB), December 2nd, 2022 – Four organizations representing Greater Moncton’s business community have called on the City of Moncton and Province of New Brunswick to develop an immediate action plan on homelessness and downtown crime. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton, Downtown Moncton Centre-Ville Inc., 3+ Economic Development Corporation, and Destination Moncton-Dieppe […]

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton went Back to the Ballroom to celebrate the Greater Moncton business community 
during 37th annual Business Excellence Awards

Moncton (NB) – The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton honoured eleven deserving Greater Moncton businesses during the 37th annual Business Excellence Awards held Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the Delta by Marriott BeausĂ©jour. The theme of this year’s awards gala was “Back to the Ballroom” which represented the first in-person Business Excellence Awards since 2019. The winners […]

The Southeast Labour Market Partnership
to hold major workforce event in November

Moncton (NB), November 14th,  2022 â€“ A major one-day workforce conference designed to help Southeast New Brunswick employers will be presented on November 17th. The Workforce of the Future Conference is a Southeast Labour Market Partnership initiative presented by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton and 3+ Economic Development Corporation, which will deliver information to Southeast […]

Finalists for Greater Moncton’s Top 20 Under 40 are revealed

Forty individuals under the age of 40 have been selected as finalists for the fourth edition of Greater Moncton’s Top 20 Under 40. The event organized by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton and the Hub City Young Professionals Network will recognize 20 individuals from the list of finalists on May 26th, 2022.