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What is the BWA working on? Read our latest updates below to find out about Commercial Rent, Paid Sick Days and other advocacy efforts and events. Got an idea for a blog article or video? Get in touch.
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The labour crunch, inflation and minimum wage: A 6-minute explainer
Unless you're living under a rock you've heard business-y people talk about the labour crunch, inflation and minimum wages at some point since May. You've probably either lost staff or hired new staff and suffered sticker shock yourself. The effects of the...
Canada’s Digital Adoption Program: Apply For Funding and Advice
Canada Digital Adoption Program Canadian Business Grants and Expertise to Grow Your Business The...
BWA TAKE: 10 paid sick days for Federally Mandated Private Sector Workers
BWA's Take: 10 paid sick days for federally regulated private sector workers coming into force...
Here it is – our Business Case for Ethical Employment!
We’ve seen headline after headline about business struggles since 2020 - which is why now is the...
July 2022 BWA Brand Refresh Event
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, we've...
Ontario’s decision to scrap COVID Isolation unfairly impacts small businesses
*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. "There's nothing worse...
Paid Sick Days Calculator
No matter what kind of business you run - if a staff member has to choose between a paycheque and recovery, chances are you've just created a preventable outbreak in your workplace. Better Way Businesses support paid sick days because they’re good for business....
Paid sick days: A Case Study
Better Way Business Bread By Us, a beloved espresso bar & artisan bakery in Hintonberg, Ottawa, shares their story about how paid sick days helped them stay open through the peak waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Changing the culture around paid sick days in...
Throne Speech Falls Short in Supporting Ontario Business Owners
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 continued...
Ontario Election 2022: 3 Minimum Wage Myths
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 provide...
Businesses back paid sick days
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...
Raising employment standards and creating good jobs is good for business and the economy.
Better minimum standards level the playing field for small and large businesses.
Businesses support minimum wage bump to $15 per hour
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...
Small Businesses Disappointed in Inadequate and Unfair WIPB Plan
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...