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News & Updates
March 9th | 2021
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What to Expect:

  • Government Update on Wage and Rent Subsidies

  • Peel Region Enter Grey-Lockdown Zone

  • Mississauga Board of Trade Extremely Disappointed on Move to Grey-Lockdown Level

  • Ontario Provides Additional Support for Municipalities During COVID-19

  • Women Critical to Economic Recovery in Canada

  • Mayor Bonnie Crombie's Annual Address

  • Political and Economic updates

  • What's Happening in Mississauga

  • Business Guidance & Resources
POLL RESULTS
Last Tuesday, we asked:

Do you believe the Region of Peel will enter the Red Zone on March 9th?
This Week's Poll Question
Should Mississauga be separated from the Peel Region when determining its COVID numbers for re-opening levels?
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I don’t know why they haven’t yet
Doesn’t matter to me
Government Update on Wage and Rent Subsidies
Government Announces Wage and Rent Subsidy Amounts to Remain Unchanged Through to June



The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, announced that the government intends to extend the current rate structures for these subsidies from March 14 to June 5, 2021.
Peel Region Enter Grey-Lockdown Zone
Toronto, Peel and North Bay-Parry Sound Public Health Regions Returning to Strengthened COVID-19 Response Framework
The Ontario Government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is transitioning Toronto, Peel and North Bay Parry Sound District public health regions out of the shutdown and into the revised and strengthened COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open (the “Framework”), with the Stay-at-Home order no longer in effect.
Ontario Provides Additional Support for Municipalities During COVID-19
The Ontario government is providing an additional $500 million to help the province’s 444 municipalities address ongoing COVID-19 operating costs. The new financial relief will help ensure the delivery of critical services and keep capital projects on track.
MEDIA RELEASE: Mississauga Board of Trade Extremely Disappointed on Move to Grey-Lockdown Level
Ontario Setting Up Apprentices and Employers for Success
Ontario Setting Up Apprentices and Employers for Success
 The Ontario government is investing $47 million in 2021-22 to hire more apprentices, improve the quality of training and help them complete their training and certification through the new Achievement Incentive Program and the expanded Apprenticeship Capital Grant. 
Ontario Hires 100 Additional Health and Safety Inspectors
The Ontario government has hired over 100 new occupational health and safety inspectors to support business inspection campaigns, and help ensure employees, businesses and the public are protected. The new inspectors have begun a condensed training program, and will begin making field visits, with a mentor, within five weeks of their start date. They are scheduled to be fully trained and deployed by July 1, 2021.
MEDIA RELEASE: Women Critical to Economic Recovery in Canada
MBOT Events Recap
2021 Mayor Bonnie Crombie's
Annual Address
On March 2nd, 2021, the Mississauga Board of Trade hosted the Mayor's Annual State of the City Address.

Her Worship Mayor Crombie discussed the city's economic recovery plan and the vision for the future of Mississauga.
International Women's Day 2021
On March 8th, the Mississauga Board of Trade honoured the remarkable women on our team and around the world. Together we will keep raising the bar for women everywhere.
MBOT Radio Podcasts - Available on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play
Expert Guests Daily
Hosted by CEO David Wojcik
Podcast Guest:
MPP Rudy Cuzzetto
Government of Ontario

Provincial Government Update
Podcast Guest:
Cameron Groome
Microbix Biosystems Inc


Rapid Testing For COVID-19 


You can nominate eligible individuals, community groups, organizations or businesses for recognition as a Mississauga COVID Hero.
MBOT Radio Podcast - Political and Economic Update
Podcast Guest:
Brad Butt
Mississauga Board of Trade


 Stay-At-Home Order Lifted
Podcast Guest:
Peter Hall
Export Development Canada


Climb Out of The COVID Chasm
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What's Happening in Mississauga?
Province Moves Mississauga to Grey-Lockdown as part of Ontario’s COVID-19 Framework
As announced today, on March 8, 2021 Mississauga, as part of the Region of Peel, will be placed in the Grey-Lockdown Zone of the Government of Ontario’s Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework.
GTA EMPLOYER SURVEY:
The Impact of COVID-19
These are some of the findings from the 10th annual survey of employers carried out by the Peel Halton Workforce Development Group. The survey attracted over 700 employers, with an average response of 561 answers per question, from a cross-section of employers in Peel and Halton Regions, as well as from the surrounding areas.
Hurontario Light Rail Update
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Additional Resources
Canada Business App
Online Tool Kit Helps Workplaces Build Customized COVID-19 Health and Safety Plan
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched a new customizable tool kit resource to help workplaces across Canada operate safely and prevent the spread of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peel Public Health's Weekly
COVID-19 Epidemiological Update
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