Dr. Lawrence Loh – Mississauga Entering Phase 3 – PODCAST
As Mississauga braces to enter into Phase 3, of the COVID recovery plan, business and residents optimistically nervous. Cases have planked in Mississauga and Caledon, but Brampton was still in the double digits. To help us understand the criteria for getting to Phase...
Adapting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to Protect Jobs and Promote Growth
Backgrounder The Government of Canada has taken immediate, significant and decisive action to protect the health of Canadians, support Canadian workers and businesses, and stabilize the Canadian economy during the global COVID-19 outbreak. As part of...
Supporting Canadian Workers and Businesses with a redesigned Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
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 recovery. The...
Province Takes Steps to Ensure All Ontarians Benefit from Local Research and Innovation
KITCHENER — The Ontario government announced a made-in-Ontario Intellectual Property Action Plan to help ensure the tremendous social and economic benefits of taxpayer-funded research and innovation stays right here in the province. In addition, the government...
Peter Hall – Top 10 Risks Living in a COVID World
What are the risks of living in a world of COVID. That’s a big question. And according to my guest Peter Hall, there are 10 risks of Living in a COVID World. Peter is the Vice President and Chief Economist for Export Development Canada. With over 30 years of...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – July 17 – PODCAST
Mississauga is not being allowed to move to Phase 3 because Peel region as a whole can’t get the COVID cases under control. Businesses want to know why Mississauga is constantly held back because Brampton COVID cases cannot be controlled. To help us with the details...
Keith D’Sa – Leading a Remote Team – PODCAST
Leading a team that you can see everyday is a challenge. Leading a remote team requires a special skill set mixed with a heavy dose of patience. Someone who has been leading a remote team even before COVID hit is Keith D’Sa. Keith is the Canadian Country Manager for...
Ontario Extends Emergency Orders
TORONTO — The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, has extended most emergency orders currently in force under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) until July 29, 2020. Keeping the...
Liza Provenzano – Having That Tough Conversation About Performance – PODCAST
People are promoted to management for a number of reasons. They’re really good at their job, so they get a promotion. They’re good with motivating people, so they get a promotion. One very important part of being a manager is being able to have those tough...
Sean Jennings – Advanced Email Security – PODCAST
Scrubbing your emails so you deflect the unwanted ones and only receive the valuable ones is no easy task. BUT it can be done. Implementing advanced email security Is possible but it does take a skill rarely taught by a you tube video. It takes a professional. To help...
Nearly All Businesses and Public Spaces to Reopen in Stage 3
TORONTO — The Ontario government announced nearly all businesses and public spaces will reopen in Stage 3 of the province's reopening framework with public health and workplace safety measures and restrictions in place. As Ontario continues down the path to economic...
Jonathan Borrelli – Court Decision Changes Termination Clause Interpretation – PODCAST
A recent court decision may have an impact on employment contracts you have in place with your employees. All of a sudden, that iron clad termination clause you had included years ago, may not be enforceable. A court of appeal decision is having a dramatic impact on...
Proudly Supporting Ontario’s Manufacturing Sector
VAUGHAN — As the province safely and gradually reopens, Ontario is starting down the road to growth, renewal and economic recovery. That's why the Ontario government is proud to support the launch of the Ontario Made program from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters...
Peter Hall – COVID Leading Indicators of Good News – PODCAST
Trailing indicators are where we derive most of our information AND through this information we can build trends and models to forecast economic activity. BUT it’s all historical information so when we can understand leading indicators, especially those that are...
Ontario Focusses on Renewal, Growth, and Economic Recovery
TORONTO - Today, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on Statistics Canada's monthly employment release: "Today's employment numbers are an indication that Ontario's economy is beginning to stabilize as...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – July 10 – PODCAST
Major developments throughout the province, but the main action was at City Hall as council debated mandatory face masks. To help us with the details is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder and Government Relations for the Mississauga Board of Trade....
Ontario Seeking Input on Modernizing Capital Markets
TORONTO — The Ontario government is continuing to seek advice and input from people and organizations on modernizing Ontario's Capital Markets and supporting economic growth and job creation with the posting of the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce initial...
July 7th, 2020 | International Trade Information Webinar | MBOT EVENTS
On July 7th, 2020, MBOT hosted an information webinar: Take Advantage of Trade Opportunities As Economies Re-Open Speakers: Nicole Latour, MBA - EDC District Manager – GTA West, Commercial Markets and Small Business Robert Sanders, MBA - EDC Senior Account...