Ontario East Quarterly Meeting and Networking Events
March 25 and June 3, 2022
Ontario East hosted a well attended (live and in-person) networking meeting on Friday, March 25 featuring updates from many of our economic development partners including the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade, OMAFRA, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Community Futures Eastern Ontario as well as from our hosts the Town of Cobourg and Northumberland County.
It was great to once again share successes and resources with colleagues from across eastern Ontario and the update from Enbridge on "Local Solutions to the Energy Transition" was very informative for our attendees.
Be sure to join us next time in Kingston on Friday June 3 - save the date! More details on the next Quarterly Networking Meeting will appear in a future eNews.
Ontario East Municipal Conference 2022
Wednesday, September 14th to Friday, September 16th
Nav Centre, Cornwall
SAVE THE DATE!
Ontario East is pleased to announce that the Ontario East Municipal Conference (OEMC) is scheduled to be held in-person on September 14-16, 2022 at the NAV Centre in Cornwall.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
Please click HEREfor details and information regarding the Call for Speakers for OEMC 2022. The deadline for session submissions is April 15.
We invite you to forward the Call for Speakers to any other individuals or organizations you feel would make a contribution to this great event.
Check out the OEMC website for the most up-to-date details regarding this year's event.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Support OEMC and take advantage of the many opportunities to access OEEDC Members and OEMC attendees. Each year our delegates comprise a diverse group of elected officials, economic development professionals, entrepreneurs, municipal service providers, private sector business leaders and provincial ministry representatives. We have created a variety of sponsorship options to fit the range of marketing objectives and level of investment of our supporters.
The Government of Ontario is now accepting applications for the General Participation (Stream 1) and the Start-up Participation (Stream 2) of Collision 2022.
The Government of Ontario invites Ontario companies in artificial intelligence/machine learning, blockchain, fintech, autotech, big data, eCommerce tech, education tech, cybersecurity, sensor-based technology, environment/clean tech, gaming/VR&AR, digital health, medtech, enterprise-tech, entertainment and media, logistic/supply chain tech, industrial IoT and other technology enterprises to join Stream 1 or Stream 2 of the export business mission to the 2022 in-person edition of Collision.
Collision is North America's fastest growing technology conference that attracts leaders from the global technology community every year. The 2021 version of Collision from Home attracted 38,000 attendees including 850 investors and more than 1,250 start-ups from 140 countries. It also featured over 600 high-profile speakers from public and private sectors across the world. Collision is amongst the most sought-after events for the technology industry. In 2022, Collision has entered its 7th consecutive year and will return to the Toronto Exhibition Place. 2022 Collision will be offering participants the full conference experience–from speakers’ series to Business to Business meetings– and showcase opportunities, all in person.
If you have any news that you would like us to share, please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.
Ontario East Talent Identification Support Project Update
(OE-TISP)
OE-TISP: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI) - There’s No Quick Fix But We Can All Do Better
DEI is not just a morally right thing to do. DEI work has been proven to optimize productivity and reduce turnover. But where does an employer start? OE-TISP is beginning a communications project on DEI for employers to get their bearings on this important topic, and it starts here with thisfirst blog post. Please share with the organizations you know
Women’s Entrepreneurship Program – Update
Ontario East and its partners have had an exceptional year with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (WEP).
We are happy to announce that we are no longer “almost there”, but we have “arrived”. As of our last reporting on December 31, we not only reached our milestones of assisting women start and grow their businesses, we have exceeded our numbers. All accomplished despite the additional challenges of the pandemic.
March 31, 2022 marks the end of this successful 3-year pilot project. We are appreciative of the Government of Canada’s Women's Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Fund for providing funding to support the Ontario East Women’s Virtual Entrepreneurship Incubator Pilot Project (known as WEP).
The project's recently published testimonial videos are available at https://offers.ontarioeast.ca/learn-about-wep. Please check them out to see how women within our five partner regions continue to stand strong, building businesses and finding ways to pivot their business model to suit the changing world.
Ontario East's partners will continue to support this important programming through their respective small business enterprise offices in future. Thank you to Julie Savard, our WEP Program Coordinator, who has ensured the project exceeded expectations and was a great support to the team throughout.
ManufacturingGPS – 2021 Partner Program Now Open
Ontario East has partnered with Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) to provide resources to local manufacturers and the benefits of real time access to regional Labour Market Intelligence!
EMC has been collecting and updating labour market information, such as compensation levels, turnover rates and projected wage adjustments since 2015. This interactive online resource provides key information and benchmarking tools to help manufacturers develop the workforce they need.
As a manufacturer, by completing this survey you will gain access to ManufacturingGPS’s online benchmarking reports free of charge.
How to Participate:
New to GPS?
Register today on our website, https://manufacturinggps.ca/ and our team will get you set up. If you are not a manufacturer but are interested in learning more on how you can participate and help it grow within your community, please contact Natalie Lafleche, nlafleche@emccanada.org, for more information on the ManufacturingGPS Partnership Program.
Ontario East Economic Development Commission, 100-623 Fortune Cres, Kingston, Ontario K7P 0L5, (613) 634-8569
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