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CME supports government changes to EI program 
May 16, 2012
Retooling Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program is essential for manufacturers looking to attract and retain skilled workers, according to...
Manufacturing sales rebound
May 16, 2012
In March, Canadian manufacturing sales posted the largest increase in nine months.
Sales increased 1.9 per cent to $49.7 billion, the largest incr...
Economy grows at a slower rate in 2011
May 16, 2012
Canadian GDP was up in 2011, but not as much as 2010.
Thanks to oil and mineral exploration, the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the...
Canadian companies ramp up spending plans
May 15, 2012
Canada's reputation as the international nice guy may take a hit this year, according to a global survey off chief financial officers.
The survey ...
New drug plant gets USFDA approval
May 15, 2012
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to start producing a new rheumatoid arthritis medicatio...
Smartphones to become new currency?
May 15, 2012
Banks and mobile phone companies plan to take the paperless society to the next step.The Canadian Bankers Association released new standards May 14...
Olymel cooks up job plan after Princeville fire
May 14, 2012
Olymel is looking at other ways to bring home the bacon after a fire at its Princeville, Que. processing plant.
The company announced May 14 that ...
Seeking British Columbia’s top exporters: Call for nominations kick-starts the 30th anniversary of the BC Export Awards
May 14, 2012
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and the British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation are proud to announce the 30th anniversa...
Canon considers fully automating camera production
May 14, 2012
Camera maker Canon Inc.'s snapshot of the future includes building cameras without human workers.
To help counter the high cost of the Yen, the el...
BC needs competitive tax plan to create jobs, drive growth in uncertain economic times: CME
May 11, 2012
British Columbia needs to expedite the adoption of a globally competitive tax regime to transform economic opportunity into good jobs, business gro...
Jobless rate edges up
May 11, 2012
While more people found work in April, more job hunters on the lookout increased Canada's jobless rate.
The number of people working increased 58,...
International Trade Minister Ed Fast Highlights Benefits of Canada-EU Trade Agreement to Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today met with members of the Bri...
Despite lower prices, trade balance grows
May 10, 2012
Fewer energy exports fuelled a decline in Canada's trade numbers in March.
Lower energy prices dropped the country's overall merchandise exports b...
Skilled labour shortage worries oil and gas industry
May 10, 2012
Canada's oil and gas industry has identified finding enough skilled labour as its biggest challenge for 2012.
A recent worldwide survey of oil and...
TPP: What it is and why it matters
May 09, 2012
This article first appeared in the March-April edition of 20/20 magazine.
By James Careless
Like NAFTA, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an...
Canadian execs start thinking acquisition
May 09, 2012
Half of all Canadian execs have acquisition on the mind this year.
A new Ernst & Young survey says 48 per cent of Canadian executives expect to pu...
EU using bad numbers, Alberta Energy says
May 09, 2012
Alberta Energy says the European Union has it all wrong.
A planned punitive rating for crude oils on the high side of greenhouse gas emissions - f...
Ontario considers more money for automakers
May 09, 2012
The Ontario government may spend more on the province's auto industry to meet growing demand for vehicles from the Detroit Three automakers.
Premi...
Changes to the SR&ED tax credit will hurt Canadian manufacturing most, says coalition
May 08, 2012
Forty-seven national industry groups representing more than 100,000 companies from across Canada are calling on the federal government to step back...
Food exports hit new highs
May 08, 2012
With record levels of food exports last year as a backdrop, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance marked 15 years in business May 8.
Canadian farm...
LEAN, continuous improvement key for manufacturers navigating economic uncertainty: CME
May 02, 2012
Investments in LEAN manufacturing and continuous improvement can be the difference between business profitability and complete collapse under the pres
W.C. Miller builds the best hovercraft in the province
March 29, 2012
W.C. Miller builds the best hovercraft in the provinceBy Lori Penner
A group of W.C. Miller students have been named top in the province for a hoverc
Budget on target for deficit elimination, but more work needed on industrial innovation, investment, and competitiveness: CME
March 27, 2012
Budget 2012 establishes an enviable position for Canada in terms of overall fiscal management, containing a number of measures supported by Canadian M
New website aims to bridge skills gap dogging Canadian manufacturers and exporters
March 12, 2012
A new online tool connecting skilled workers with employers in Canada's industrial sector is tackling fears of a looming labour crisis that is expec
Cranking up the machinery
March 01, 2012
Manitoba manufacturers increase spending on equipment
Manitoba's manufacturers are cranking up their spending on new machinery and equipment this yea
Manitoba factory sales on the rise
February 17, 2012
MANITOBA'S manufacturing sector is clawing its way back from the most recent economic downturn, posting a 6.1 per cent increase in sales for 2011, acc
Local Biz Finds Success With Lean Principles
February 08, 2012
Ryan Friesen gives his presentation to existing and potential members of the SMLC
The Southern Manitoba Lean Consortium (SMLC) held a recruitment
Harper in China: rules of the game
February 08, 2012
It's an odd visit. Today the middle of Stephen Harper's day was taken up with what our itineraries described as a "round-table meeting." The Prime Min
Strengthened Canada-China partnership will make a difference for Canadian exporters: CME
February 08, 2012
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), Canada's largest trade and industry association, welcomes the agreements on investment, energy, natural
New Flyer shares hit the gas
February 06, 2012
NEW Flyer Industries shares have been on a tear the past two weeks, even though the company recently released information indicating its year-end prod
Habitat for Humanity - 2012 Manufacturers and Trucking Build
February 06, 2012
2012 Manufacturers and Trucking Build
Help Habitat for Humanity celebrate its 25th year in Winnipeg by supporting the 2012 Manufacturers and Trucking
Hovering over Lake Winnipeg
January 26, 2012
Teacher from Petersfield helps students to save the lake
A hovercraft, designed to take water samples of Lake Winnipeg, ranked in the top 10 at the C
ANIM, Manitoba's Bilingual Trade Agency, Receives Government Funding in Support of Centrallia 2012
January 11, 2012
Business leaders from around the world will have an opportunity to participate at Centrallia 2012, a global trade and foreign investment initiative, t
Sales double in hard times
January 06, 2012
Conviron named exporter of year.
A Winnipeg manufacturer that doubled its sales at a time when most of the world was in the throes of, or recovering
Local CME award winners announced
January 05, 2012
WINNIPEG - Three business leaders and two manufacturing firms have been named as Manitoba recipients of 2012 Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (C
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