Certain Businesses Allowed to Reopen Under Strict Safety Guidelines
Steady Decrease in COVID-19 Cases Required Before Beginning Next Stage of Reopening May 1, 2020 1:00 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO ― The Ontario government is allowing certain businesses and workplaces to reopen as long as they comply with strict public health...
Brad Butt – Weekly Political Update – May 1 – PODCAST
Lots’ happening on the political front this past week. Provincial openings, federal portals ready for claims and globally, the Corona Virus seems to be relaxing it’s grip. To help us understand what’s been going on politically is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President...
Parveen Dhupar – Connected Together – PODCAST
At a time when so much of our day is focused on the negative impact of COVID-19, we need to step back and think about what we do have to be thankful for. There are thousands of acts of kindness surrounding us every day. And it took a creative mind to pivot, shift and...
Peter Hall – Forecasting The Unforecastable – PODCAST
Until confirmed data is available the best way to understand the pulse of the economy is through surveys and our friends at Export Development Canada have been very busy collecting their own data. To bring us some results of their findings is Peter Hall. Peter is the...
Ontario Providing Employers with Workplace Safety Guidelines
Province Takes Critical Steps to Help Businesses Adapt to New Environment Office of the Premier TORONTO ― The Ontario government is ensuring employers have the safety guidelines they need to protect workers, customers, and the general public from COVID-19 as it...
COVID–19: CECRA for Small Businesses
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses provides much needed relief for small businesses experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. It offers forgivable loans to eligible commercial property owners so that they can reduce the...
Mark Edgar – The Pillars Of Well-being – PODCAST
We talk about the psychology of working remotely. But there’s a difference between working remotely and working in isolation. Working remotely means you don’t have a permanent desk at an office, BUT, you still visit clients, go our for lunch and have coffee meetings....
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions: Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses in Canada
In early April, Chambers and Boards of Trade from across Canada partnered with Statistics Canada in the release of an in-depth business survey, the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, that asked businesses from across Canada to provide their input on the...
Linda Kern – Sales Team Leadership Through Crisis – PODCAST
Tough decisions need to be made in times of crisis. Especially when it comes to sales. Sales is the first to suffer in a downturn and leadership in this area is critical to success. To help us with the conversation is our sales guru, Linda Kern, the founder of The...
Ontario Helping Businesses Overcome the Unique Challenges Created by COVID-19
New Website Accepting Proposals for Temporarily Changing Rules and Regulations April 28, 2020 1:00 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching the COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers website to help businesses overcome the unique...
Andrea Horwath – The Save Main Street Plan – PODCAST
Governments at all levels have been scrambling to find a workable, economically viable solution to assists business and citizens navigate and in many cases survive the current COVID-19 crisis. What is especially impressive is the setting aside of party politics for...
Ontario Unveils Guiding Principles to Reopen the Province
April 27, 2020 1:30 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government released A Framework for Reopening our Province, which outlines the criteria Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health and health experts will use to advise the government...
407 ETR Makes A Leadership Investment in Rebuilding the GTHA’s Social Services Sector Post Covid-19 Crisis
407 ETR is the first United Way corporate partner in Canada to commit to a multi-year investment that addresses the long-term impact on families caused by the COVID-19 crisis. With a $4-million investment over three years in United Way’s network of agencies in Durham,...
Jonathan Borrelli – COVID-19 Wage Subsidies – PODCAST
The federal government announced two wage subsidy programs. One for 10% and one for 75%. Then came the fine print. Who qualifies and which program can you apply for. Where and when can you apply and how long will it take for the money to flow. To help us with the...
Hon. Victor Fedeli Addresses the Re-Opening of the Province | MBOT EVENTS
The Mississauga Board of Trade hosted a Virtual Town Hall on April 23rd with Hon. Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade for the Government of Ontario. This was a members only event that included a Q&A period where Minister...
Ontario Chamber Welcomes Rent Relief
STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2020 Today, Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce released the following statement in response to the Ontario-Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program (OCECRA) for small businesses:...
Ontario Provides Urgent Relief for Small Businesses and Landlords
Rent Assistance in Addition to Billions in Measures to Support Business During the COVID-19 Outbreak April 24, 2020 12:30 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — The Ontario government is partnering with the federal government to provide urgent relief for small...
Peter Hall – Oil Is At $0 Per Barrel, Oh My – PODCAST
If you had said a year ago that oil would be trading at $0 per barrel, you would have been locked up as mentally incompetent. If you said, oil producers would pay you to take the oil away, you would have been banished to a deserted island. Yet here we are, mid way...
