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Human Resources committee I would add that I agree that it's also about educating employers about the value that older workers bring. But you need to remember that employers themselves are getting older. This aging demographic isn't just on the worker's side but also on the employer's side. So I think it'
June 4th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Human Resources committee We do know that 65% of small-business owners want to exit their business in the next 10 years. So there is a succession issue here. That gives you a sense—
June 4th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Human Resources committee —of the aging demographics. We are not immune to it in the small business sector either. What I'm saying is anecdotal, but that you tend to want to hire people who reflect you. So if you are a little older, you may get the response, “Well, I'm willing to work another 10 years”.
June 4th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Human Resources committee It's difficult to say because every situation is going to be different, right? As Louis pointed out, many small business owners, for example, do train. It's just not specialized, professional training. It's on-the-job training. It's the type of thing that they are going to train
June 4th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee I would definitely agree. There are lots of tools out there for people to learn how to use the digital world. Groups such as us and I'm sure the chamber are doing our part to make sure that our business owners understand. I have to say that I'm not sure there's a role for the g
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee My understanding is that it's up to $5,000. It's difficult to say. We believe it's important to have training at the workplace level or at the business level, so we like the concept of what they're trying to do with this particular program. We're still waiting for more details as
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee It's hard to say. Again, it's early days to understand how that's going to ultimately impact the entire training process, but we do need more skills. We need to figure out how to get Canadians more skilled in different areas, so finding ways to make sure that the training is happ
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee I would agree. I think digital technologies are more.... We focused on these because this is where we have the data and the information and, frankly, it's where it hits home mostly for smaller firms right now. We understand the huge advantages that can exist with digital technolo
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee It's all about priorities, isn't it? It's about what the priorities are at the municipal level and whether this is the priority, when you ask a small business owner what a municipality should be investing in. It's a great idea, but whether it's at the top of the list....
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee We would probably argue that they need more help in some of those other areas before this one.
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee We would be strongly opposed to any kind of additional tax being imposed on.... Even as an online merchant in Canada, you're subject to taxation laws in the place of supply, wherever you're located as a business, regardless of where your customers are. In the Canadian context, I
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee That's right. But this way, at least you're only charging those people who choose to use maybe a premium credit card. That's where we would like to see it. Most of our members who would surcharge.... Frankly, as I said, we believe that the vast majority are not going to do it.
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee We haven't actually asked our members about that particular model. What we would always have to look at is what the cost of it would be to that community and where it was going to get the funds to create that kind of wireless system. This would be a big concern for us; municipali
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee Absolutely. As I said, I think that mobile technologies as well as digital technologies have been great for small businesses because they have given them an avenue to the world and to customers, putting them almost on par with larger competitors. On the Internet everyone is sort
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann
Industry committee I hate to tell you this, but it's already hitting the consumer. I mean, the merchant fees are being put into the price of the product. The way it is today, anybody who pays cash or uses Interac is subsidizing those who are paying by credit card, because the merchants have to inco
April 30th, 2013Committee meeting
Corinne Pohlmann