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Corporation generally and to secure the advantages to be obtained by mutual co-operation. ...each and every person carrying on trade and commerce of any kind, or being a Cashier, Manager or Director of any Financial Institution, Railway or Insurance Company, shall be eligible to become a member of the said Corporation.
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To promote and/or support such measures as, upon due consideration, are deemed calculated to advance and render prosperous the lawful trade and commerce and to foster the economic and social welfare of the City of Toronto... To advance in all lawful ways the commercial interests of the members of the
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business community and to recognizes that the organization’s “membership is not bound by geography.” The move was initially controversial, as the organization proceeded with the change with no consultation and limited advance notice to its sister organizations within the region. Its two largest
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on members' behalf. Its stated objective is to make the Toronto region one of the most competitive and sought-after business regions in the world. It offers business services, educational programing, facilities, and events to its members, and policy advices and analysis to the governments of the
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At one point, the Toronto Board of Trade had a number of golf courses, including the Downtown Club course, the Country Club (Woodbridge, opened 1965), and the NorthEast Club.
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In January 2013, under the leadership of then president Carol Wilding, it changed its name to its current name in an effort to reflect the interconnectedness of the
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served as president until 1854. It grew slowly, and had only acquired 60 members by 1856. Until the 1860s, most members were traders, specifically wholesalers.
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In 2017, the organization started campaigning to shift ownership of municipally owned transit agencies in Toronto.
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The Board was founded 10 February 1845 by an act of the legislature of Canada:
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In 1932−33, the board's name was officially changed to "The Board of Trade of
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On June 17, 1973, its members voted to admit women to full membership.
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is the principal local business community organization in the City of
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