Ontario Proposing Temporary Ban on Commercial Evictions
The Ontario government announced today that it intends to take action to protect commercial tenants from being locked out or having their assets seized by their landlords due to the negative impacts of COVID-19. The proposed changes to the Commercial...
Ontario Permits More Businesses and Services to Reopen in the Coming Days
Today, the Ontario government announced that it is getting more people back to work and more recreational activities open by moving forward with a regional approach to Stage 2 of reopening the province. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and...
Dr Lawrence Loh – The Origins of COVID-19 – PODCAST
The Coronavirus. Is it new……not really. We have been dealing with strains of the virus for years. Today’s discussion is about the virus. Where did it come from? How was it transmitted to humans? Why don’t we naturally have an immunity to it and why is China getting...
June 4th, 2020 | Virtual Consultation with Hon. Mona Fortier PC MP | MBOT EVENTS
On June 4th, 2020, MBOT hosted a Virtual Consultation with Hon. Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance. The consultation focused on feedback around the federal government’s emergency support programs broadly, and...
Peter Hall – The End of Retailing as we Know It
Malls remain virtual ghost towns and unless you have an external entry point, your closed. Small retailers are struggling with the rules of physical distancing and keeping customers and staff safe. 16 major retail and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – June 5 – PODCAST
As people get edgy about getting outdoors, visiting friends and family and reopening their business, the provincial government has extended the emergency measures. What does this mean for reopening Ontario for business? AND the federal government has said they will...
MEDIA RELEASE: Canada’s Leading Business Associations Urge Governments to Adopt Recommendations to Foster Economic Recovery
Mississauga, Ontario – June 4, 2020 – Today, the Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) is endorsing Roadmap to Recovery; a comprehensive look at the challenges facing our economy that identifies 51 specific recommendations governments should adopt to overcome them....
David Barnsdale – Loaning Your Spouse Money – A Great Tax Strategy – PODCAST
The income tax act is not a document that tells you what you CAN do. It’s legislation and legislation is generally about what you can’t do. One tax strategy is loaning money to your spouse and having them charge you interest. Sounds simple. Fair warning here. When it...
Ontario Extends Declaration of Emergency until June 30
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario is extending the provincial Declaration of Emergency to June 30. The decision supports the government's efforts to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak and protect the health and safety of Ontarians...
Ontario Helps Manufacturers Ramp Up Production of Personal Protective Equipment
The Ontario government continues investing in local manufacturers in order to keep frontline workers and communities safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. More innovative businesses are receiving financial support today through the Ontario Together Fund to re-tool their...
Minister Bains announces members of new Industry Strategy Council
The Government of Canada recognizes that a smooth economic recovery will require continued collaboration between the public and private sectors in the wake of the direct effects, changes and adaptations related to COVID-19. That is why we have convened a high-calibre...
Mark Edgar – The Post COVID Workplace – PODCAST
Many people have been displaced from their workplace over the past several weeks. Some companies and staff were prepared. Most were not, at least not on the scale we needed to ramp up to in a short period of time. NOW, the question turns to….what’s next? What will the...
Ontario Extending Infectious Disease Emergency Leave for Workers during COVID-19
The Ontario government is taking steps to help ensure that as the economy gradually and safely reopens workers will have jobs to return to and businesses will be protected from incurring unsustainable termination costs. Today, the government announced that it has...
Ontario Opens Up COVID-19 Testing Across the Province
As the province carefully and gradually reopens the economy, the Ontario government is implementing the next phase of its COVID-19 testing strategy to detect and quickly stop the spread of the virus. Testing will now be available to more people in more locations...
Mississauga Joins Digital Main Street’s ShopHERE Powered by Google Program to Help Small Businesses Get Online for Free
To help support our local small businesses, Mississauga is proud to announce it will be joining the ShopHERE, powered by Google program. The program will provide independent businesses and artists with resources to develop and launch an online store at no-cost,...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – May 29 – PODCAST
Mayor Crombie continues to hold her ground on opening city facilities. The Premier of Ontario comes under fire for a scathing report on long term care facilities as a result of a federal report and the federal government cuts a deal with the NDP on a policy that would...
Support for Small Business Tenants and Landlords Now Available
All commercial landlords in Ontario can now apply for rental assistance to help their small business tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This initiative will keep more small businesses in operation and more people employed as the province gradually and safely...
Peter Hall – Is Tourism in the Toilet? – PODCAST
Global tourism has ground to a halt. International travel bans are in place in many countries. Here at home, in Ontario, virtually every tourist attraction has been closed for over two months. How is this affecting the economic recovery and why do the markets seem to...
