Member Benefits

What does the Chamber do for me?

The Chamber acts on your behalf as a:

Forum:

The Chamber acts as a single influential voice for business.

Liaison:

Between the community and all levels of government and various agencies.

Developer:

The Chamber is concerned with Industrial Developemt (i.e. expansion, new businesses, and the protection of existing business and industry; Community Development (i.e. education, sefety, recreation, town planning); and Developing Tourism (i.e. promoting and improving community attractions).

Network:

The Chamber serves as an arena for the input and feedback of information!

Plans and Packages:

Through our affiliation with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, we are also able to offer members certain exclusive discounts:

Esso Direct Driver Billing Program

Members get a discout of 3 cents per litre at any Esso-branded service station in Canada.

TD Merchant Services

Special low rates exclusively for members of the Chamber of Commerce.

  • 1.68% on Visa credit receipts with electronic deposits
  • $0.09 on Interac Direct Payment receipts with electronic deposits
  • 1.79% on Mastercard credit receipts with electronic deposits

Open a TD Canada Trust Business Chequing Account, using EASYSWITCH and have your credit card transactions deposited as early as the next business day, with same-day credit. The deposits are not treated as a chargeable transaction. With no Application Fee, account support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week including same-day on-site technical support. For more information and to apply, contact Suzette Kilgore by phone at (709) 728-0552 or by email at suzette.kilgore@firstdata.com.  

Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance

The Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan is the country's leading benefit program for small business. The Chambers plan covers:

  • businesses with up to 50 employees, including one person firms
  • is open to all industies
  • never targets an individual firm for a rate increase or cancellation
  • offers a full range of benefits, including options normally reserved for "big business"
  • pools claims for price stability
  • includes a Pay Direct Prescription Drug Card option

If your year-round business has been operating for at least six months, you are eligible to apply. While your firm is covered it must be a member of the Chamber of Commerce. In firms with 5+ people, everyone under age 65 isguarenteed coverage.

Complete Benefit Selection

Extended Health Care

  • Prescription drugs
  • Ambulance coverage
  • Paramedical services including:
    • Massage Therapy
    • Chiropractor
    • Physiotherapy
    • many more!

Dental Care

  • Cleaning twice per year
  • X-rays
  • Extraction
  • Major services
  • Orthodontics for firms with 10+ employees

Group Term Life Insurance

  • Select either flat amounts or multiple salary.

Critical Illness

  • A lump sum up to $25,000 is paid in the event you are aflicted with a critical illness as defined in the policy.

Best Doctors

  • Unlimited access to Best Doctors services included in every group plan.

Disability

  • Coverage can begin from the first day of an accident and the eighth day of an illness.
  • Income replacement benefits can continue until age 65.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment

  • Doubles the amount of insurance if death is caused by accident and includes loss of use coverage.

Preferred rates in International Chamber of Commerce publications.

Toll-Free Hotline

  • Chamber of Commerce members can contact the Canadian Chamber of Commerce for questions, assistance with the Board of Trade Act and federal incorporation.

 

Business is the bottom line.