Plus OEMC 2025 Details, Ontario East RMC Accepting New Members, ResearchFDI Academy FDIP Certification, Government of Canada to support businesses in eastern Ontario
OEMC 2025 registration is now open, and we’re pleased to offer the same great rate as last year – no increases! Don’t miss your chance to secure your spot at the early bird rate.
Connect with CAOs, wardens, mayors, business development professionals, clerks, CEOs, community outreach leaders, councillors, EDOs, planners, and more.
Join engaging sessions on economic development, municipal & community development, and workforce development, tackling today’s rapidly evolving landscape.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS - CLOSED
Thank you to everyone who submitted a topic for this year’s OEMC concurrent sessions.
Once again, we have had an overwhelming response from a diverse group of expert presenters. In the coming weeks, our conference planner will be notifying all who submitted proposals with the results of the selection committee's review.
SPONSOR AND EXHIBIT AT OEMC
Support OEMC and take advantage of the many opportunities to connect with
Ontario East Members and OEMC attendees.
OEMC presents an incredible opportunity for extended networking with attendees! The meal room is directly across from the exhibit hall with all the food stations and buffets located right in the exhibit hall. This setup enhances the ease of mingling and maximizes your opportunities for meaningful connections!
Meet with CAOs, Wardens, Mayors, Business Development Professionals, Clerks, CEOs, Community Outreach Professionals, Councillors, EDOs, Planners, and more.
Please contact Megan Howes at oemc@ontarioeast.ca if you are interested in purchasing a sponsorship and/or exhibit booth.
Limited space available - don't miss this opportunity to support and participate in this eastern Ontario event that has key decision makers in attendance!
The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre is less than 10 minutes from Parliament and national museums, and only minutes from the highway, train station and airport access.
One connected location! The accommodations are connected directly to the meeting space. You can walk directly from the conference floor to your room!
OEMC is pleased to provide a special group rate for OEMC delegates at the Courtyard Ottawa East by Marriott for $209-$239.00 per night — the same great rate as last year!
Special room rates are only available until August 16, 2025 (subject toroom availability). Limited rooms available – please book as soon as possible to secure your room!
If you have any news that you would like us to share, please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.
Ontario East Regional Marketing Committee
Accepting New Members
The Regional Marketing Committee (RMC) is launching new programming for 2025-2026. If you're not a member, please consider joining today to support our regional efforts in investment attraction and economic development initiatives that will support local efforts to build and grow the eastern Ontario economy.
The RMC commissions research and studies, consults with members to determine key employment sector targets compatible with eastern Ontario’s competitive advantages and implements a variety of investment attraction activities and programs, working closely with Invest Ontario and Invest in Canada.
Participation in the RMC allows Active Ontario East members access to the ZoomProspector research and available properties tool and to leverage their economic development budget and expand programming by 10+ times the membership fee, while supporting important regional economic development opportunities.
Contact us today to arrange a meeting to learn more, the new program starts April 1, 2025.
Earn your Foreign Direct Investment Professional Certification
ResearchFDI recently launched an FDIP Investment Attraction Certification.
The certification is built for emerging professionals to become proficient in best FDI investment attraction practices and to help onboard new employees.
This is your chance to sharpen your investment attraction skills, enhance your credentials, and stand out in the competitive economic development landscape
It can be taken completely online and at your own pace.
Government of Canada supports businesses in eastern Ontario
News release - February 19, 2025 – Kingston, Ontario
(Please note this media release was distributed prior to the new federal cabinet announcement on March 14, 2025).
Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), met with the team from Kingston Economic Development Corporation, to learn about how they are boosting the local economy and fostering new innovation for life sciences companies.
To support these efforts, Minister Sahota announced an investment of $3.4 million for Kingston Economic Development Corporation to put in place the supports and critical assets life sciences companies need as they commercialize and scale-up. The organization will offer the Kingston Life Sciences and Helix Funding initiatives, as well as establish a new wet lab space at Providence Care Hospital.
Minister Sahota also announced nearly $400,000 for le Centre de services à l’emploi de Prescott-Russell Inc. (CSEPR) in Hawkesbury to expand its services for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region. The project will support up to 150 SMEs to attract and retain newcomer Francophone or bilingual workers to support their business growth.
