READ THE POLICY PRIMER | SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND DELAYS

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, along with ongoing climate-related disasters, have exposed structural weaknesses across domestic and international supply chains, threatening Canada’s economic and national security, and business competitiveness.

This week, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released its Policy Primer: Supply Chain Disruptions and Delays to provide a snapshot of the issues along with short and long-term recommendations for the provincial and federal governments. 

Key takeaways from the Primer include:

• Public and private sector collaboration is a must. The OCC would like to see an emergency task force consisting of government and businesses to explore potential support measures, particularly for small businesses still recovering from lost revenues due to COVID and are unable to compete.
• A workforce development strategy is required. Governments should help promote the transportation sector as a viable career through immigration pathways, training incentives and agreements.
• We need to bring our ports and infrastructure into the 21^st Outdated infrastructure at ports and along supply chain routes is a major factor in disruptions and simply cannot keep up with the demand. Longer term, we need to have a formal supply chain infrastructure assessment to address bottlenecks and inefficiencies along the supply chain.