Invest Durham - Enews - November 2021 |
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Durham Economic Task Force COVID Response
The Durham Economic Task Force is here to help Durham Region businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. For information on government support, funding, business support and opportunities to help, visit Invest Durham COVID Response.
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Durham Region’s Accelerators and Incubators for Startups and Entrepreneurs
Bring your business to Durham and you can access our urban excitement and country charm, our 14 downtowns and vibrant small business support network.
75 per cent of all new jobs being created are in the small business sector. Innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business development are vital components of economic growth in Canada.
With three post-secondary schools and over 25,000 students enrolled annually, Durham Region is a hotbed of talent. Durham’s foundation of innovation began with early settlement. Since 1864, when Robert McLaughlin started his journey to transform human mobility, businesses in Durham have committed to improve lives—not just for residents—but also for the world.
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Durham Region Realtor and Developer Event
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Diversifying Your Workforce With Immigrant Talent: Strategies to Attract and Hire Immigrant Professionals
November 24, 2021 | 9 to 10 a.m.
Labour and skill shortages put a vibrant recovery at risk in Durham Region. Businesses and organizations that tap into immigrant talent are creating a competitive advantage and building their own future workforce resilience.
Register for this upcoming webinar to learn about:
- The importance of immigration to Canada’s labour market and economic prosperity.
- Tips, tools, and practices for attracting, hiring, and retaining immigrant professionals in the workplace.
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Local programs and services supporting employers and immigrants in the Durham Region.
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How to Tell Your Food Story Webinar
Wednesday December 1, 2021 | 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Durham Tourism would like to invite you to join us alongside our partners at the Culinary Tourism Alliance, for a webinar on ‘How to Tell Your Food Story.’
The Culinary Tourism Alliance works with communities to grow food tourism by leveraging the history, heritage, and culture behind the food and drink that makes each destination unique.
As part of the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to explore how understanding and telling your unique 'food story' can help attract customers to your business and the region. You will learn to identify different types of culinary tourists; identify opportunities to generate increased visitor demand; and look at some good practices and grassroots marketing tactics for attracting foodies to Durham Region.
Please register by November 26 to reserve your space.
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Talent and Ontario Bioscience Innovation
Organization Partnership
The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing health technology innovation and commercialization, and Ontario Tech Talent (TALENT™), a workforce development organization affiliated with Ontario Tech University, are proud to announce their partnership to strengthen the talent pipeline of the Canadian biomanufacturing sector. Learn more!
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Durham Tourism Strategic Plan Survey
The tourism industry is extremely important for both community-building and economic development. Durham Tourism recognizes the role you play in supporting vibrant communities and attracting visitors. In collaboration with stakeholders and municipal partners, we are developing a tourism strategy that accurately captures the strengths of the region. The development of a 2022-2026 Durham Tourism Strategic Plan will provide a unified road map for coordinated tourism growth and success in the Region.
We want your voice heard and thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this important survey that closes on November 30 at 5 p.m.
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Edge Development in Commercial and Industrial Sectors Sees Growth in Small Urban Areas
There’s lots of talk about a commercial building boom in the centre of megacities such as the Greater Toronto Area, but big things are also happening at the edges. Edge development—the construction of new commercial and industrial facilities at the fringes of megacities—is not necessarily new, but it’s experiencing a resurgence in many urban areas. Read where this is happening in Durham Region.
The future “Porsche Experience Centre Toronto”—only the tenth in the world and third of its kind in North America after Atlanta and Los Angeles—will be located on a 20-acre site at the “Durham Live” development in Pickering, Ontario. It will feature over 400,000 square feet of retail space, a casino, a concert hall, and a luxury hotel with more than 300 rooms in the future. The PEC Toronto is slated to open by 2024.
As the global climate crisis accelerates, Centennial College, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), Ontario Tech University, Durham College and Trent University have joined together to advance clean, green, sustainable solutions, such as net-zero vertical farming and technology to reverse groundwater pollution. Recently, they launched the Environmental and Related Technologies Hub (EaRTH District) in the eastern GTA region.
Did you know:
The City of Oshawa is the only municipality in Canada to host two Universities in Maclean's top 10 Primarily Undergraduate rankings.
All for One: ACE at Ontario Tech University Helps Test a Single-Person Electric Vehicle
Ontario Tech University’s research and testing solutions provider delivers unparalled engineering and expertise to automotive partners and more.
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Toll-free: 1-800-706-9857
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