OTTAWA – The below listed business associations issued the following statement regarding the closing of the Ambassador Bridge today amid protesting blockades.

“Business associations on both sides of the border are calling for a swift and immediate clearing of the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge blockade and a timely re-opening of the bridge. The group also urges the federal, provincial, state, and local governments to work collaboratively to deliver rapid solutions to the illegal blockages of traffic, which now include the Ambassador Bridge and the crossing between Coutts, Alberta and Sweet Grass, Montana.

The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest trade crossing in North America and a vital enabler of our two economies. Given the importance of ensuring that the supply of food, medical products and industrial goods can continue, the disruption at the Ambassador Bridge is an attack on the well-being of our citizens and the businesses that employ them.

As our economies emerge from the impacts of the pandemic, we cannot allow any group to undermine the cross-border trade that supports families on both sides of the border.

We stand ready to provide whatever assistance may be required to expedite a speedy re-opening of the Ambassador Bridge.”

• 1000 Islands Gananoque Chamber of Commerce
• Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
• Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce
• Association québécoise de l’industrie du cannabis
• Beer Canada
• Burlington Chamber of Commerce
• Canada – U.S. Business Association
• Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
• Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
• Canadian Airports Council
• Canadian American Border Trade Alliance
• Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters
• Canadian Automobile Dealers Association
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
• Canadian Food Exporters Association
• Canadian Meat Council
• Canadian Produce Marketing Association
• Canadian Rental Association
• Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
• Canadian Steel Producers Association
• Canadian Toy Association
• Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce
• Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
• CropLife Canada
• Detroit Chamber of Commerce
• Electro Federation Canada
• Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications
• Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
• Forest Products Association of Canada
• Freight Management Association of Canada
• Global Automakers of Canada
• Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce
• Guelph Chamber of Commerce
• Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce
• Hamilton Chamber Of Commerce
• Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association of Canada
• Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada
• Institute of Canadian Agencies
• Leamington District Chamber of Commerce
• Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
• Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce
• London Chamber of Commerce
• Medtech Canada
• Milton Chamber of Commerce
• Mississauga Board of Trade
• Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce
• North American Strategy for Competitiveness, Inc.
• Ontario Chamber of Commerce
• Ottawa Board of Trade
• Port Colborne-Wainfleet Chamber of Commerce
• Quinte West Chamber of Commerce
• Retail Council of Canada
• Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce
• Simcoe and District Chamber of Commerce
• St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce
• The Barrie Chamber of Commerce
• The Brampton Board of Trade
• The Chamber of Commerce Niagara Falls, Canada
• The Greater Fort Erie Chamber of Commerce
• Toronto Region Board of Trade
• Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce
• West Nipissing Chamber of Commerce
• The Whitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce
• Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Wine Growers Canada
• Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce