by Alliance | Jun 9, 2023 | Picture
Article Key Points CEBA payments are still a struggle for small businesses. Payments cannibalize investments that could lead to growth at a time when businesses are still struggling with price increases, low traffic, and performance lags. We share an example with...
by Alliance | May 31, 2023 | Picture
BWA delegates mingle with Members of Provincial Parliament at our Queen’s Park reception We had a great time chatting up some MPPs at our reception at Queen’s Park on May 16, 2023. This followed a series of meetings with five MPPs where we discussed our...
by Alliance | Mar 31, 2023 | Picture
BWA TAKE: 2023 Federal Budget Dear Minister Freeland and Prime Minister Trudeau, The Better Way Alliance, Canada’s Ethical Employer network, is glad to provide insights from our members on the 2023 federal budget. Since launching in 2017, the Better Way Alliance...
by Alliance | Mar 30, 2023 | Blog post, Picture
Advocacy and leadership: A bold discussion with B-Corporations and Better Way Alliance members from across Canada On March 30, 2023, purpose-led business owners from across Canada dug into their leadership and success stories about advocacy and worker support....
by Alliance | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog post, Picture
Written by Jess Carpinone, Co-Owner, Bread By Us Espresso Bar & Bakery, and BWA Membership Manager When my bakery was just a baby, I stumbled across an article in an industry magazine about a cool bakery in Hamilton, Ontario, that was owned by two women. It...
by Alliance | Feb 19, 2023 | Picture
We’re welcoming new members to the better way alliance! over the last few months we’ve heard from businesses across canada about why they support employee-forward practices. so far in 2023, we’ve added 7 (3 more listings coming below soon!) new...
by Alliance | Feb 12, 2023 | Blog post, Picture
innovative Ottawa How businesses in Canada’s capital are defining success and creating a new, friendlier future of work for their people Meet some of the business owners we spoke with in Summer 2022 – and discover the exciting ideas they’re bringing...
by Alliance | Jan 11, 2023 | Picture
Canada Digital Adoption Program Canadian Business Grants and Expertise to Grow Your Business The Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) can help get your business online, give your e-commerce presence a boost or digitalize your business’s operations. The program...
by Alliance | Nov 1, 2022 | Picture
We’ve seen headline after headline about business struggles since 2020 – which is why now is the right time to release our Business Case for Ethical Employment. Businesses are struggling to navigate higher prices, supply shortages and hiring challenges, all...
by Alliance | Sep 6, 2022 | Picture
WATCH: 2022 BWA Brand Refresh and Website Launch Here at the BWA we spent a busy summer updating our brand look and website. The BWA Brand Refresh will take us into the next era of growing our membership and advocacy efforts. Thanks to our current members,...
by Alliance | Sep 1, 2022 | Picture
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Ontario abandons five-day isolation for COVID. Decision recklessly impacts businesses and workers. Business members of the Better Way Alliance are disappointed with Ontario’s decision to abandon the COVID 5-day isolation period....
by Alliance | Aug 9, 2022 | Picture
The Ford government’s Throne Speech falls short on supporting Ontario’s small business owners’ economic recovery – and leaves them facing huge cost pressures. Ontario’s small business owners are facing increased stress from rising rent prices and...
by Alliance | May 24, 2022 | Blog post, Picture
The Ontario election is here & our team at the Better Way Alliance is here to clear up 3 minimum wage myths. Minimum Wage increases are coming to Ontario. While some groups will tell you this will have devastating effects – increases to minimum wage often...
by Alliance | Nov 24, 2021 | Picture
To see the list of signatories or add your business, click here! An open letter sent to: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour CC: The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International...
by Alliance | Nov 2, 2021 | Picture
Business owners welcome news of a $15 minimum wage on January 1, 2022, which will put more money in workers’ pockets to spend at businesses in their local economies. This is the absolute bare minimum from a government that cancelled a scheduled $15 minimum wage three...
by Alliance | Apr 29, 2021 | Picture
STATEMENT – Small Businesses Disappointed in Inadequate and Unfair WIPB Plan April 29, 2021 We are small business owners who have been providing paid sick leave since before the pandemic, some since the day we opened. We are disappointed to hear that the Ford...
by Alliance | Apr 28, 2021 | Picture
STATEMENT – Small Businesses Need the Government to Legislate Paid Sick Leave April 28, 2021 As small business owners, we are exhausted from trying to keep our businesses afloat through this pandemic. The refusal of the provincial government to do their part to...
by Alliance | Feb 10, 2021 | Picture
In an online press conference today, business owners from across Ontario came together today to call for the provincial government to legislate guaranteed paid sick leave for all workers. Small and mid-sized businesses know firsthand that paid sick days are good for...
by Alliance | Jan 27, 2021 | Picture
What is it? Workers in Canada need a minimum of seven paid sick days, and 14 in a pandemic. A paid sick day is just that – you are paid your full wage for the day with no deductions and no requirement to make up the time unpaid later. You won’t be penalized, demoted...
by Alliance | Aug 12, 2020 | Picture
Many small businesses across Ontario and the rest of Canada are gradually adjusting to re-opening. New challenges and problems are cropping up for local businesses every day: how to space out or schedule staff, how to make sure there is enough hand sanitizer and face...
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