MBOT Weekly
News & Updates
June 1st | 2021
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What to Expect:

  • Helping young Canadians with disabilities learn lasting skills and keep quality jobs

  • Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions as Stay-at-Home Order is Set to Expire

  • FREE Antigen Screening Devices for Business

  • Ontario Accelerates Rollout of Second Shots Targeting a Two-Dose Summer

  • Political and Economic updates

  • What's Happening in Mississauga

  • Community Updates and Events

  • Business Guidance & Resources
POLL RESULTS
Now that free antigen screening devices are available for businesses with less than 150 employees, will you test your employees?
This Week's Poll Question
After the Stay-at-Home order lifts on June 2nd, Ontario will continue with COVID restrictions until Step One of the 3-step
re-opening roadmap;
Is this better than the previous tiered colour system?
Please Select Your Answer
Yes
No
Doesn't matter to me
Everything should be open already
Helping Young Canadians with Disabilities
Helping young Canadians with disabilities learn lasting skills and keep quality jobs
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Rob Oliphant, highlighted that the Government of Canada is investing over $130 million to provide young people facing barriers with good jobs and the supports and skills training they need to join the workforce.
MEDIA RELEASE: FREE Antigen Screening Devices for Business – Mississauga Board of Trade Distributing FREE Self-Screening Test Kits for SMEs
Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions
Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions as Stay-at-Home Order is Set to Expire
 As was previously announced, Ontario’s Stay-at-Home order will expire on June 2, 2021. When it does, all other public health and workplace measures will remain in place provincewide until Ontario enters Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen, at which point some restrictions will ease with an initial focus on outdoor settings.
Ontario Accelerates Rollout of Second Shots Targeting a Two-Dose Summer
Ontario has reached a key milestone in its fight against COVID-19, having achieved its target to administer first doses to 65 per cent of Ontarians aged 18 and over ahead of schedule. Ontario is also preparing to roll out the eligibility for accelerated second dose appointments starting with individuals aged 80 and over, beginning on May 31, 2021.
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Monday, June 21, 2021 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST
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MBOT Radio Podcast - Political and Economic Update
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Mississauga Board of Trade


Ontario’s Three-Step Plan
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Peter Hall
Export Development Canada


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What's Happening in Mississauga?
Hurontario Light Rail Update
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COVID-19 Epidemiological Update
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Health Professionals Update

Current Workplace
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Community Updates and Events
WESTON FOREST is a recipient of the 2021 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses
Steve Rhone, President and CEO of Weston Forest, is excited to announce that the company is once again a recipient of the Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses. This is the fourth consecutive year that Weston Forest has won this prestigious honour.
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.
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