Oil and Natural Gas Industry Means Economic Recovery – Even in Ontario
As Canada emerges from the pandemic, the natural gas and oil industry is poised to help drive the country’s recovery – even in Ontario. Through direct and indirect employment, people from B.C. to Newfoundland and Labrador are connected with the energy sector. To...
As We Begin the New Year the Focus is On Renewal
Author: Trevor McPherson MBOT President and CEO This past year, the Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) celebrated 60 years of serving the business community in Canada’s sixth largest city. Throughout this time, our programs and services have continued to evolve...
Pivoting to a New Year
Author: Lucie Shaw, Nurse Next Door Mississauga Owner & Managing Director, 2022 MBOT Chair Being an active member of Mississauga Board of Trade for many years, it’s now an honour and privilege to be incoming Chair. As the owner of Nurse Next Door Mississauga for...
Renewal of a Commercial Lease – A Landlord’s Silence Does Not Amount to Bad Faith
Author: Dan Waldman, Partner, Pallett Valo LLP. When it comes to renewing commercial leases, courts are adamant that deadlines must be strictly met. If a tenant is required to exercise its option to renew by a certain date, the right will be lost if it’s not...
2 Keys To Business Success In A Changing World
Authors: Ali Lajevardi and Christopher Sklad, BDC Advisory Services “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” – Winston Churchill It’s hard to think of a more relevant quote for today’s world than Winston Churchill’s famous words about finding opportunity in crisis....
Building Permits and Sprinkler Systems
With fall approaching and construction projects on the horizon, the installation of sprinkler systems is common practice for new builds when taking possession of new property and for sellers according to the Ontario Building Code (mandated legislation). Before...
The Legality Of Covid-related Layoffs Is Still Unclear
Author: Ljubica Durlovska LL.B & Sarah Mills, J.D, Employment and Labour, KMB Law COVID-19 hit Ontario businesses hard. Forced closures and capacity limitations forced employers to face a roster of employees that no longer matched reduced business needs and...
Cultural Inclusion Workshop for Leaders & Canadian Newcomers
Author: Sachin Kapoor, Achēv, Manager, Corporate Engagement & Resource Development Achēv and Canadian Western Bank (CWB) have partnered in launching a series of workshops aimed at enhancing awareness on the importance of creating diverse, equitable and inclusive...
Nurturing Core Competencies to Achieve Long-term Growth
Author: Saquib Vali, Spyder Works Inc. Take a moment to think about a business you love. Now ask yourself, what are their core competencies—the resources or capabilities that comprise their strategic advantage? For me, a few come to mind. McDonald’s has...
The Political Round Up
Mississauga and Region of Peel Governments The Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) is the voice of business at the City of Mississauga and Region of Peel orders of government. COVID19 Response Both the City of Mississauga and Region of Peel governments have established...
Short Term Support Becomes Home
At Parkland, we are proud to be a resource for seniors and their families. In addition to permanent stays, Parkland offers respite and short term stay options to provide seniors and their loved ones with peace of mind, with the comfort of knowing support is available...
Why Co-op Opportunities Are More Important Today Than Ever Before
Author: Matthew Rempel, Director, Career-Integrated Learning, Sheridan College It’s hard to imagine what a post-COVID business model looks like. For the past 18 months, companies have been forced to uproot traditional business practices, focusing their energy on being...
WSIB Reimbursement for COVID-19 Related Time-Off
Author: Oscar Torres, CPA, CA, LPA, Assurance and Advisory Partner Employers may now submit Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) claims to get reimbursed up to $200 per employee, per sick day used under the Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit....
Preparing for a Post-Pandemic Boom: It’s Up to All of Us
Author: Trevor McPherson MBOT President and CEO It was March 11, 2020, when Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stepped up to the microphone for the World Health Organization’s media briefing and declared that the COVID-19 outbreak that his team had been monitoring had...
On New Beginnings
Author: Ken Tencer, Spyder Works Inc. CEO, 2021 MBOT Chair As the Chair of a Board, the transition of CEOs is one of the most challenging and important roles that we can be asked to take on. When the person that you are replacing is David Wojcik, the challenge...
Member Spotlight – Paul Jackson
Who are you and what is your role? My name is Paul Jackson and I am the Community and Business Development Manager at VPI Working Solutions. My role is to establish relationships with businesses and community partners and to ensure their business objectives are met,...
Member Spotlight: Catherine Soplet
Who are you and what is your role? I am the Founder and Executive Director (Acting) of NabrHUBS INC. non-profit. I bring to my role more than 20 years' experience in volunteer and honorarium roles on community boards and ad hoc committees, non-profit music and sports...
Member Spotlight: Jamelle Lindo
Who are you and what is your role? I am the founder of PARADIGM People Development and an emotional intelligence leadership coach, trainer, and speaker with over 11 years of diverse learning and development experience. I’ve worked with thousands of professionals...
