Ontario Starts Planning for Economic Recovery
Office of the Premier TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched a new Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee which will focus on getting businesses up and running and people back to work after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. While the government's primary focus is on...
City Prepares for Financial Impact of COVID-19
MEDIA RELEASE The City of Mississauga Council considered a report from City staff that describes the impacts of COVID-19 on the City’s financial position. “COVID-19 is taking an unprecedented toll on our economy and on our City’s finances,” said Mayor...
Rick Lamanna – Does Restricted Immigration Put Canadian Business At Risk? – PODCAST
Canada depends on foreign immigration for a variety of reasons. Skilled trades that are not in plentiful supply, much needed professionals and students. How has COVID-19 affected immigration? To help us with the conversation is Rick Lamanna. Rick has practiced...
Additional Details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Backgrounder What It Means for Canadian Employers To help employers keep and return workers to their payroll through the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy on March 27, 2020....
Baylis Medical Partners with Ventilators for Canadians to Manufacture Ventilators in Support of COVID-19 Pandemic Response
PRESS RELEASE April 07, 2020 Baylis Medical, a Canadian-based medical device company specializing in cardiology and spine, announced today that it is partnering with Ventilators for Canadians, a consortium of Canadian manufacturers, to manufacture ventilators for...
Government provides further flexibility for employers to access the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
News release April 8, 2020 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Finance Canada The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and employers facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak. Today,...
Ontario Accelerates Essential Construction Projects During COVID-19
April 8, 2020 1:15 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to 24 hours a day. Work on new hospital...
Benjamin Bergen – Wage Subsidy Analysis For Innovators – PODCAST
The 75% wage subsidy introduced by the federal government has been met with a lot of praise. There are some holes and that’s what our guest is here to talk about. Benjamin Bergen is the executive director of the Council of Canadian Innovators, a national, non-partisan...
Madi Harker – Leveraging your Social Media Streams During a Crisis – PODCAST
Social media has a dramatic impact on our lives everyday and now with COVID-19 piled on, we are turning to social media for information and some humour to lift our spirits. So how can your business use your social media channels to help you customers and business...
NDP Calls for More Help for Small Business
NDP’s Horwath proposes a Save Main Street plan QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said small and medium-sized businesses, charities and community-based non-profits need more help to make it through the COVID-19 storm, and the provincial...
Canada Emergency Response Benefit Details
What is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit If you have stopped working because of COVID-19, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) may provide you with temporary income support. The CERB provides $500 a week for up to 16 weeks. Who is eligible The benefit...
Canadians can now apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
The Government of Canada continues to take action to support Canadians and their families impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, together with the Honourable Diane...
Updated List of Essential Workplaces
Following advice from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, on April 3, 2020, Ontario updated the list of essential businesses that can remain open. The restrictions are aimed at further reducing contact between people and stopping the spread of COVID-19. By...
Ontario Extends Business Closures to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Additional Measures Necessary to Protect the Health and Safety of the People of Ontario April 3, 2020 2:15 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — Following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is reducing the list of...
Peter Hall – Contrasting the Economics of the Crash of 2008 vs COVID-19 – PODCAST
Markets have crashed before and economic models evolve to analyze what happened,,, in order to predict the future. So what did we learn from the market crash in 2008 and how does it compare to what is happening today with COVID-19. To help us with the discussion is...
Innovative Medicines Canada Members Donate 100,000 N95 Masks
Ottawa, April 1, 2020 - Members of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) are continuing their efforts in the fight against COVID-19 by donating 100,000 N95 masks for front-line healthcare workers battling the virus. The donation is in response to the federal government’s...
Cameron Groome – Mississauga Company Contributes to COVID-19 Solution – PODCAST
As Canada and the world search for personal protection equipment for front line workers and ventilators of severe COVID-19 cases, the march goes on for better and more abundant testing. A company right here in Mississauga has the capacity to produce 500,000 controls...
Sales Prep For Post COVID-19 Business Activity – PODCAST
With COVID-19 crushing sales meetings and the desire for business to engage in conversations, there is still a lot of work that can be done and calls to be made. To help us with the discussion is Linda Kern. The Kern Group provides a sales growth process and its...
