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...
Government Announces Details of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
April 1, 2020 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Finance Canada The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak. To help Canadians and...
Ontario Joins Forces with the Private Sector to Fight COVID-19
April 1, 2020 New $50 million Ontario Together Fund will support the development of essential equipment and supplies TORONTO ― To stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep people safe, the Ontario government is launching a new $50 million Ontario Together Fund to help...
City of Mississauga to Host Second COVID-19 Tele Town Hall
April 1, 2020 The City of Mississauga will host a second Tele Town Hall session on Wednesday, April 8 to address concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and to update the public and local businesses about what the City is doing to protect their health and...
Leadership Through Crisis? – PODCAST
How are business owners coping and what can they do to help their team cope during a crisis. To help us with this topic is Warren Coughlin. Warren is a self described recovering lawyer, a serial entrepreneur, a former college professor as well as an actor and theatre...
City of Mississauga Releases Tourism Survey amid COVID-19
The City of Mississauga’s Economic Development Office has launched a new dedicated online resource for the business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The web portal will be a one-stop site for businesses to get the latest information on government...
Ontario Extends Emergency Declaration to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
March 30, 2020 8:45 P.M. Office of the Premier TORONTO — In an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep people home, the Government of Ontario has extended the Declaration of Emergency and associated emergency measures, including the closure of non-essential...
Alectra Steps Up to Help and commits: No Disconnection of Service for 90 Days
We are pleased to applaud Alectra for responding to the needs of their customers during this time of crisis. Alectra, the hydro provider for Mississauga confirmed they will not disconnect service for commercial customers for 90 days (July 31, 2020). In addition,...
Establishing a Business Credit Availability Program – $40K SME Loans & More
From the Government of Canada We established a Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) to provide $65 billion of additional support through the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Export Development Canada (EDC). BDC and EDC are working with...
The Other Side of COVID-19 (Recovery) – PODCAST
The spread of COVID-19 has wrecked havoc around the globe and here in Ontario we feel it the most. Businesses have been closed under provincial emergency orders which has left many SMEs including restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions decimated. Thousands are...
