In This Issue:

• Ontario East Quarterly Meeting - Register Today!
• OEMC 2025 Presentations Now Available
• Kingston Economic Development Corporation is Now Receiving Applications for Helix Funding Program
  

Ontario East Events

Visit the Ontario East Events Calendar and stay up-to-date on what's happening

in Eastern Ontario. If you have any events that you would like us to share,

please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.

Ontario East Quarterly Meeting and Networking Event
9:00am to 1:00pm, Friday, December 5, 2025 

at the  Delta Hotels Kingston Waterfront 

1 Johnson Street, Kingston ON K7L 5H7

Join us in Kingston for the upcoming Ontario East Quarterly Meeting & Networking Event.

Agenda
(9:00 am: Registration & Networking; 9:30 am: Start)

1. Registration & Networking
2. Welcome – TJ Flynn, President, Ontario East
3. Introductions, Member & Agency Updates
4. Ontario East Report - Jay Amer, Executive Director
5. Eastern Ontario Manufacturing Resilience & Trade Diversification Report
6. Helix Funding Program, Ben McIlquham, Kingston Economic Development
   
   NETWORKING BREAK
    
7. Ontario Power Generation (Wesleyville) – Margaret Mervin, Project Director, New Nuclear
8. Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network – Dan Ruby, Director, Regional Development
9. Canadian Food Innovation Network – Alexandra Barlow, Vice President, Programs
10. FedDev Ontario Regional Tariff Resilience Initiative – Ann-Marie Kelleher, Senior Advisor
11. Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade - Lynne Groulx, Director
    
    NETWORKING LUNCH

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS:

Available at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Kingston Waterfront on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Rates starting at $179.00 plus applicable HST. Parking not included.
To make your reservation, please book here:

 Book your group rate for The Ontario East Economic Development Dec2025

OEMC 2025 Presentations Now Available

Thank you for attending the 2025 Ontario East Municipal Conference!

A list of the slide decks presented at OEMC are available online. Please note only presentations that received speaker permissions have been made available. We will add any missing presentations once we have received approval.

This page is password protected and available to OEMC registrants only.

The 2025 photo gallery will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

Ontario East News

If you have any news that you would like us to share, please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.

Kingston Economic Development Corporation is Now Receiving Applications for Helix Funding Program

Kingston Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce the Helix Funding program is now receiving applications, designed to support early-stage and scaling life-sciences businesses. The program provides funding for critical commercialization activities, including prototype development, regulatory consulting, IP strategy, and go-to-market support.