Ontario’s $6.4 billion post-secondary funding package signals a major shift in education policy, lifting the tuition freeze and expanding in-demand seats. But sweeping changes to OSAP, including reduced grants and higher reliance on loans, raise deeper questions about affordability, productivity, and the long-term civic and economic costs of narrowing access to higher education....
Read MoreThe 2026 municipal budgets in Brampton and Vaughan tell two very different stories about growth, risk, and fiscal strategy. On the surface, both cities are touting restraint. Vaughan is proposing a 0% property tax increase on their portion of the tax bill. Brampton has also adopted a 0% increase on their portion, notwithstanding the dedicated 1% levy increase for a second hospital. But beneath those headlines lie fundamentally different assumptions...
Read MoreBlack History Month is often described as a time to reflect, but this year carries added weight. It marks thirty years of official recognition in Canada, an opportunity to honour Black brilliance across generations, from early nation builders to those shaping what comes next. In Brampton, it is also a chance to pause and acknowledge...
Read MoreOriginal Article written by Berriault & Associations Consulting Uncertainty is part of running a business. Priorities shift, customers change their minds, and the market moves on. But here’s what I’ve noticed working with leadership teams: burnout usually isn’t caused by “too much work.” It’s caused by too much noise. Noise occurs when people work hard, but the environment makes it nearly impossible to complete their work. What burnout looks like...
Read MorePrime Minister Mark Carney’s recent speech is the clearest acknowledgements yet from a senior Canadian figure that the post–Cold War world is over. Not fading, not evolving, but ruptured. In his speech at The World Economic Forum in Davos, the Prime Minister rejects the comforting language of “transition” and instead describes a global system that has broken under the weight...
Read MoreCouncil released Brampton’s 2026 budget late last week and began celebrating a headline figure: a 1.5% increase in the City’s portion of the property tax bill. We’re told this is among the lowest in the GTHA and below inflation, which is hovering around 2%. On its face, that sounds like a remarkable achievement, especially at a time when municipalities across Ontario are grappling with cost...
Read MoreAre your employees using Brampton Transit to get to work? We want to hear from you! The Brampton Board of Trade is gathering insights on how Brampton workers commute. If you rely on Brampton Transit to get to work — or if you’re an employer with staff who depend on it — we want to...
Read MoreAt the Brampton Board of Trade, we hear that access to skilled labour is the most critical need for businesses not just in Brampton but across the province, so you can imagine my confusion when I heard that thousands of skilled, job-ready newcomers were effectively rendered unable to work. Ontario made a sudden and...
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