MBOT Weekly
News & Updates
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Watch this Week's Lightning Round Segment Featuring Brad Butt
Get caught up on your news and politics in less than 5 minutes!
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This Week's Poll Question |
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Should personal services, such as spas, salons, and gyms, be open at limited capacity in the modified Grey-Zone? |
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Please Select Your Answer
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Yes, they’ve been hit hardest too!
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They should already be open
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Not until we enter Red Zone
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No, I don’t think it’s safe to have anything open
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Canada Emergency Business Account Extended |
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Government announces extension of Canada Emergency Business Account to help small businesses |
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, the Honourable Mary Ng, announced that the deadline for new Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) applications is being extended from March 31 to June 30, 2021. |
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Minister Ng announces Canada is ratifying the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement |
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, during a call with Elizabeth Truss, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, announced that Canada is ratifying the Canada-United Kingdom (U.K.) Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA). |
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Canada Small Business Financing Program |
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The Canada Small Business Financing Program makes it easier for small businesses to get loans from financial institutions by sharing the risk with lenders. Up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any one borrower, of which no more than $350,000 can be used for purchasing leasehold improvements or improving leased property and purchasing or improving new or used equipment. Financial institutions deliver the program and are solely responsible for approving the loan. For more information download their PDF pamphlet or click here to find a lender near you.
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Ontario Businesses Making Workplaces Safer |
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Ontario Businesses Making Workplaces Safer |
The Ontario government is seeing a greater number of small businesses complying with COVID-19 safety requirements. During follow-up visits for educational workplace safety campaigns, provincial offences officers found that approximately 73 per cent of businesses were in compliance with public health measures and compliance increased by 20 per cent. |
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Ontario Making it Easier to Administer Rapid COVID-19 Testing in the Workplace |
The Ontario government is making it easier for businesses to test for COVID-19 in the workplace by providing guidance to employees who want to self-swab for a rapid antigen point-of-care test on a voluntary basis under the supervision of a trained individual. |
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MEDIA RELEASE: Ontario Chamber Network calls for targeted business supports, in-demand training programs, and bold moves on interprovincial trade during 2021 Advocacy Series |
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Ontario Helping People Get their COVID-19 Vaccination |
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Ontario Helping People Get their COVID-19 Vaccination |
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The Ontario government is investing $3.7 million as part of the 2021 Budget to help seniors and people with disabilities get their COVID-19 vaccinations, where transportation is a barrier. The Province is launching this initiative to remove that barrier and ensure that anyone who wants a vaccine is able to get a vaccine. |
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Leading industry associations disappointed by lack of agreement between union and employers, call for federal government to prevent strike action at the Port of Montreal |
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Virtual Townhall with
Hon. Monte McNaughton
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On March 15th ,2021, the Mississauga Board of Trade hosted a Virtual Townhall with Hon. Monte McNaughton - Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training And Skills Development.
This event was sponsored by TriOS College and Cestar College of Business, Health & Technology
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MBOT Radio Podcasts - Available on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play
Expert Guests Daily
Hosted by CEO David Wojcik
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Podcast Guest:
Sean Jennings
C.I.M. Solutions
How To Avoid Being Hacked
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Podcast Guest:
David Barnsdale
RBC Wealth Management
Retirement Savings Plans
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MBOT Radio Podcast - Political and Economic Update |
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Podcast Guest:
Brad Butt
Mississauga Board of Trade
Modified Grey-Zone?
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Podcast Guest:
Peter Hall
Export Development Canada
Is the Economy on its Way to Recovery?
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MBOT Quarterly Magazine
SPRING EDITION COMING
APRIL 2021
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NOW DISTRIBUTING TO OVER 3,000 SUBCRIBERS IN
THE GLOBE AND MAIL!
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What's Happening in Mississauga? |
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Mississauga to Remain in Grey-Lockdown of Ontario’s COVID-19 Framework with Outdoor Dining Allowed |
Mississauga, as part of the Region of Peel, will remain in the Grey-Lockdown Zone of the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework. The Grey-Lockdown Zone is being adjusted to allow outdoor dining, effective Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. |
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Hurontario Light Rail Update |
For any procurement related inquiries, please see the following links:
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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. |
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Peel Public Health's Weekly
COVID-19 Epidemiological Update
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For More Information or Answers to your Questions
Contact Kelsey Lusk
Digital Asset Manager
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THE MISSISSAUGA BOARD OF TRADE | mbot.com
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