Ontario East will be in Perth for our next Quarterly Meeting, to be held at the Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn & Spa on Friday, September 24, 2021.

This will be a live in-person event with all COVID-19 protocols in place.

Registration will open soon with limited space available. So, sign up quickly once registration opens for what will be an informative and celebratory session as we slowly move back to a more normal state of engagement!

OEMC is offering a wide array of sessions of interest to all of our attendees.

With three streams (Economic Development, Municipal & Community Development and Workforce Development), we have a great line-up of topics and speakers for all our delegates.

Ontario East is pleased to confirm that there has been no increase in our registration fees for this year.

Though Ontario East memberships are accorded to the individual, we are happy to extend the membership registration rate to any employee of a municipality or organization with at least one employee with an individual Ontario East membership.

OEMC is excited to announce there will be five locations in Eastern Ontario that will host opening receptions on Wednesday, October 20 at 4 p.m. after the first day of sessions. This is an opportunity for you to network with your friends and colleagues in unique locations with all required pandemic protocols in place! You can sign up for the Regional Reception closest to you when you register for the conference.

Thank you to our sponsors below who will each be hosting a reception in their region!

Nominations are open to all Active and Associate members of the Ontario East Economic Development Commission. If you wish to nominate an individual, please complete the following Nomination Form, and submit to Ontario East by the deadline of 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 27th, 2021. 

Support OEMC and take advantage of the many opportunities to access OEEDC Members and OEMC attendees, including the opportunity to be featured in a Virtual Exhibit Showcase to highlight products and services, and the opportunity to present a session at the conference and afterwards.

On August 26, Skills Ontario is hosting a virtual event for newcomers to hear from immigrants who found work in Skilled Trades. If you support newcomers, you should have a booth! If you have newcomers on your email newsletters, you should get them to attend!

OE-TISP is working hard to promote this awesome event and you should too. We want New Canadians to see our region is newcomer-ready: so OE-TISP also put together this handy round up page of newcomer resources to see why skilled trade work can be GREAT in eastern Ontario. Pass it on!

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