List of Partners Community Partner Profiles 
The Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce will be recognized as the "Voice of Business" dedicated to Kingston being Canada's most sustainable city. It is a Member organization delivering high value products, services and opportunities with a focus on advocacy, networking and education.
| Action | Target | Status | Themes |
Economic Development Leverage research and innovation at Post-Secondary institutions |
The Chamber’s work with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College bridges the gap between business and schools. This includes collaboration and development of curriculum, student representative on Chamber Board. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC1 All themes by pillar |
Economic Development Resources for Businesses |
The Chamber presents a Sustainability award during annual Business Achievement Awards ceremony. The Chamber issues a weekly business e-flash, including general information and promoting sustainable practices. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC1 All themes by pillar |
Economic Development sustainable economic development |
Creating jobs/growth through advocacy to create a positive business climate. Locally, this focuses on regulatory and environment issues. Provincially and nationally, this involves eliminating impediments to economic growth and hiring. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC1 All themes by pillar |
Community Economic Development Drive Entrepreneurship | Providing networking opportunities. | Ongoing - working with Entrepreneurship Centre | Primary theme: EC2 All themes by pillar |
Community Economic Development New migrants | Work with Kingston Immigration Partnership. The Chamber held a Global Talent/ Local Business Mixer, featuring a forum to assist with the integration of immigrants with employers (skills/job matching). | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC2 All themes by pillar |
Labour Market Development Skilled Trades |
Working with provincial colleagues to deal with the Ontario College of Trades and apprenticeship ratios. We would like to see the ratios relaxed to a 1:1. (Journeyperson to Apprentice) Implement a strategy to aggressively reform ratios to mirror apprenticeship programs in British Columbia and Alberta to make Ontario competitive with jurisdictions that are drawing our talent away from Ontario.
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Ongoing – Current 3:1 ratio will undergo review by the Ontario College of Trades which now regulates the trades and has the ability to relax ratios.
| Primary theme: EC3 All themes by pillar Economic: EC3 |
Infrastructure Work with Ontario and Canadian Chambers | Consultation on federal budget/developing a federal long-term infrastructure plan. Consultation on provincial budget and policy that impacts locally. | Ongoing | Primary theme: EC4 All themes by pillar Economic: EC4 |
Environmental Pitch-In Kingston | A community event started over a decade ago. PITCH-IN CANADA is now leading a multifaceted approach to litter and overall proper waste management practices.
| The event was handed off to Sustainable Kingston in 2013 | Primary theme: EN1 All themes by pillar |
Education and Learning Education of business community | The Chamber's eflash and Kingston Business Today publication promote sustainable practices. | Ongoing | Primary theme: SO1 All themes by pillar Social: SO1 |
Education and learning Partner with education-related agencies | Work with Pathways for Children & Youth and others to see how the business community can assist with literacy, graduation rates, etc. | Ongoing | Primary theme: SO1 All themes by pillar Social: SO1 |
Active Citizenship Political candidate debates
| Partnership with local media (broadcaster TVCOGECO) for every local provincial/federal candidates
| Ongoing | Primary theme: CU3 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 |
Active Citizenship Get out the vote campaigns
| Speak Up! Kingston Campaign
| Speak up Kingston campaign ran prior to municipal election in 2010
| Primary theme: CU3 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 |
DIVERSITY- Work with Kingston Immigration Partnership, Global Talent/Local Business mixer and Kingston Business Today features.
| The Chamber’s eflash and Kingston Business Today publication promote sustainable practices.
| Ongoing | Primary theme: CU4 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU4 |
Confederation Tour Trolley | Increase the number of tourists and local residents who use the trolley as a method of discovering Kingston’s attractions. | Ongoing (seasonal) | Primary theme: EC5 All themes by pillar Economic: EC5 Social: SO1 |
Pitch IN Kingston | To increase the number of organizations and people involved in the annual Pitch IN event and to decrease the amount of garbage and litter in our community through public education. | Ongoing (annual event) | Primary theme: CU3 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 |
Speak Up Kingston Campaign/Speak Up Ontario (2011) | To ensure that voter turnout does not fall below 35% for the 2010 Municipal Elections and engage younger voters in the process. | Ongoing | Primary theme: SO1 All themes by pillar Cultural: CU3 Environmental: EN5 |
