Ontario East Quarterly Meeting and Networking Event
9:30am to 1:30pm (with tour to follow),
Friday, December 8, 2023
Donald Gordon Centre, 421 Union Street, Kingston
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Please join us for the next networking meeting in Kingston!
We'll have presentations from the Southern Ontario Network of Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI), Enbridge, Federal Development Agency of Southern Ontario, an update on Umicore in Loyalist Township and more, followed by a tour of Canada Royal Milk ULC.
Members and Non-Members are welcome for what will be a great opportunity to learn about new programs, opportunities and meet some great people as we wind up a busy 2023.
If you have any news that you would like us to share, please forward to info@ontarioeast.ca.
OEMC 2023 Presentations and Photo Gallery
Now Available Online
Thank you again to all those who attended OEMC 2023.
A list of the slidedecks presented at OEMC 2023 are available online.
Please note only presentations that received speaker permissions have been made available.
The presentations are only available to OEMC registrants and are password protected. Registrants should contact oemc@ontarioeast.ca if you did not receive the email with the link and password to access the presentations.
We invite you to also view the photo gallery!
We look forward to seeing you all again next year, back at the Ottawa Conference & Event Centre! Mark your calendars for OEMC 2024: September 11-13!
Member Quinte Economic Development Commission calls the work they do a “team sport”
Belleville has a new employer — and a critical link in Eastern Ontario’s supply chain — thanks to a hot tip from a commercial realtor.
The tip went to Quinte Economic Development Commission (QEDC), a member of the Ontario East Economic Development Commission (Ontario East), a regional marketing organization representing Eastern Ontario communities that attracts and retains investment and talent in key employment sectors.
Meet Eastern Ontario’s fastest-growing companies for 2023
October 18, 2023
The Eastern Ontario Business Journal is excited to reprise the fastest-growing companies program this year.
Once again, our top businesses are a diverse bunch, representing various sectors and industries in the region. They all have one thing in common: their revenues have grown substantially over the past three years, despite the backdrop of the pandemic and all its disruptions.
Ontario East photo from groundbreaking event with Chris King, Past President, Stephen Paul, President, Shelley Hirstwood, Past President, Abdul Razak Jendi, Director
Governments of Canada and Ontario Finalize Agreement with Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada Inc. for
New Plant in Loyalist Township
October 16, 2023 News Release from the Premier's Office, Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade
Umicore’s investment will create over 600 jobs in Eastern Ontario and strengthen Canada’s end-to-end electric vehicle supply chain
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP — The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are welcoming an investment from Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada Inc. to build a new manufacturing plant in Loyalist Township. The facility will manufacture cathode active materials (CAM) and precursor cathode active materials (pCAM), critical components for producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
The envisioned project, with a total eligible cost envelope of up to $2.761 billion, is planned to be executed in multiple stages. Today, Umicore is announcing its firm investment decision for the first stage of $2.1 billion, of which $1.8 billion is capital expenditures, for a battery materials production capacity of 35 GWh annually.
The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario has been successful in securing funding for WMCO wood manufacturing members in Ontario.
The project is over 2.5 years and will fund 50 companies with digital integration projects. The first round will fund 10 companies for expenditures between April 1, 2023 and with final expense claims due February 28, 2024. This is to meet the WMCO’s March 15 reporting schedule required by FedDev Ontario, as the funding provider.
Future rounds:
April 1, 2024- Feb 28, 2025: 18 Projects April 1, 2025- Feb 28, 2026: 22 projects- 2 at half the budget amount
We are pleased to advise that Nour Mazloum (Kingston) and Elizabeth Edwards (Quinte West) both Active Members of the Ontario East Economic Development Commission, are candidates for election to the Economic Development Council of Ontario (EDCO) board of directors.
If you are an EDCO member please consider voting for these excellent candidates from our region!
