Rod Perry – CBRN Grant for Small Businesses – PODCAST
There are many government programs to help small business and some were created specifically to help SMEs through COVID. One such program was the Canadian Business Relief Grant, which was sponsored by Salesforce.com and administered through the Canadian Chamber of...
Peter Hall – Central Banks – What Are They Good For? – PODCAST
Central banks. What are they good for. There are a number of them around the globe. In Canada, we have the bank of Canada. In the United States, there is the Federal Reserve and then there is the International Monetary Fund. Who owns and controls these mysterious...
Government extends Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy support for furloughed employees for four weeks
The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action through Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to support Canadians and protect jobs during the global COVID-19 pandemic, and to better position them for a strong economic recovery. The...
Alectra – Letter to the Mississauga Board of Trade
Alectra Inc. 2185 Derry Road West, Mississauga, ON L5N 7A6 │ t 905 273 7425 alectra.com August 19th, 2020 David Wojcik Mississauga Board of Trade 701-77 City Centre Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L5B 1M5 Dear Mr. Wojcik [MBOT], This communication is to update...
Ontario Expands Indoor Capacity for Meeting and Event Facilities
The Ontario government is safely reopening more of the economy by easing restrictions for facilities that rent out professional meeting and event spaces. Beginning August 21, 2020, facilities can have up to 50 guests for each indoor meeting room or event space within...
Government of Canada announces plan to help support Canadians through the next phase of the recovery
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has put Canadians first, providing the support they need to continue to make ends meet while staying safe and healthy. As we gradually and safely restart our economy, the government is continuing...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – August 21 – PODCAST
The federal finance minister is removed from office although he said he resigned. The prime Minister prorogues parliament and there's big changes in the CERB and EI and much more. To help us with the discussion is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder...
Sean Jennings – Improving Email Delivery – PODCAST
Picture this. Your waiting for a reply to an urgent email. You wait a few hours and then send again. Still nothing happens. So you finally pick up the phone and call. The recipient says…….I didn’t get the message. Why does this happen and what can we do about it. To...
Ontario Extends Orders Under the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020
TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). The extensions provide the government with the...
Ontario and Municipalities Work Towards a Strong Economic Recovery
TORONTO — The Ontario government joined hundreds of municipal officials for a successful virtual 2020 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference this week. It demonstrated the critical partnership between the province and municipalities and the...
Letter to The Honourable Filomena Tassi – Minister of Labour Re: Port of Montreal Strike
August 19, 2020 The Honourable Filomena Tassi Minister of Labour 140 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0J9 Dear Minister: We are writing to you on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of businesses whose supply chains directly or indirectly rely...
Carol Kotacka – Building Your Teams Capacity – PODCAST
If you could find away to build your teams capacity, would you invest in it? In today's world of getting more done with less resources, as leaders, we are constantly looking for ways to help our teams streamline, be more efficient and effective. There's a lot of...
Sharon Worsley – Customer Service Nightmares – Pt 1 – PODCAST
Nothing urks people more than poor customer service. Sometimes it's the lack of good manners, like interrupting a conversation, or answer the phone while I'm standing in front of you or not being flexible with a simple substitute order for a meal, OR... well you get...
Peter Hall – Is All That Glitters Really Gold? – PODCAST
The financial world is a volatile one, to say the least. Stock markets are racing back to their pre-COVID levels while gold is hitting all time highs. The government is pumping billions into the economy, but are we seeing any returns. To help us make some sense of it...
Ontario Supporting the Safe Reopening of More Spaces at Gyms and Recreation Centres
TORONTO ― The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is supporting the safe reopening of many sport, fitness and recreation facilities by applying a capacity limit on a per room basis to help more businesses reopen their doors,...
Government of Canada Releases Canada’s Flight Plan for Safe Air Travel
News release August 14, 2020 Ottawa Transport Canada...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – August 14 – PODCAST
Provincial finance minister Rod Phillips delivered a somber message this week about the provincial economy. To bring us up to speed on these stories and more is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder & Government Relations for the Mississauga Board...
Janet Wardle – A Major Pivot To Make PPE – PODCAST
We have heard many stories about companies who gave up their own personal protective equipment to help front line health care workers dealing with COVID-19 patients. Others committed major resources to develop testing and finding treatments, and still others abandoned...
