Issue 71 | February 2016

Save the Date for the Next Mayor's Business Breakfast

Join us for the next Mayor's Business Breakfast on May 4 from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. 

We welcome Mike Moffatt, Chief Economist of the Mowat Centre to the next Mayor's Business Breakfast. Mr. Moffatt will talk about the outlook for the Canadian economy and its impact on local business.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Royal Ambassador Event Centre

Agenda and registration information to be released soon.

Another Business Success Story from Caledon

Soup-er Girl Success Begins on the Caledon Local Food Scene

Local food champion, Jennifer Clark, has combined her passion for healthy and local food to create a flourishing food business: Soup Girl. To read more about Jennifer's story, click here.

Know of a Caledon-based business that has a success story to share? Get in touch with us at edc@caledon.ca!

Headwaters Tourism Wins EDCO Award

Congratulations to Headwaters Tourism for winning the 2015 Best Publication Award from the Economic Development Council of Ontario! The Headwaters Four-Season Visitor Guide is a beautifully designed 68-page guide to the year-round food and dining, activities, cultural and community events and natural attractions in Caledon, Dufferin County and Erin.

Click here for the full media release.

Check out the new Headwaters Business to Business website at: www.headwatersb2b.ca

Coop Program for Newcomer Professionals to Canada

The Peel Multicultural Council is offering a Coop program to support integration of new immigrant professionals to Canada. This is a program of Citizenship & Immigration Canada and is aimed at assisting newcomers under the Federal Skilled Immigrant Visa Program gain exposure to the Canadian workforce. The program seeks to work with local employers to provide coop placements for these newcomer professionals. 

To read more about this program, click here and here

To read the Program FAQ's, click here.

For further information please contact Solomon Thomas, Coop Placement Coordinator at Peel Multicultural Council via email solomon@peelmc.com or phone 905 819 1144 x. 237. Thank you for your consideration.

Youth Job Connection

The Youth Job Connection (YJC) program offers specialized support to youth, ages 15 to 29, who are not in work, school or training and who face complex or multiple barriers to employment.

For employers: Click here

For youth: Click here

For referral form: Click here

To learn more, please contact 905-584-2300 x. 232 or youth@ccs4u.org

Headwaters Food Charter Consultation Sessions

Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance (HFFA) has held several consultations in the past two years and one repeated message has been the need to develop a formal charter that is owned, valued and recognized by the community. Once the charter is finalized HFFA will be taking it to Municipal Councils for endorsement, making it a public document for future decision-making and possible funding.

HFFA is holding 4 consultation sessions over March and April. If you are an individual representative of the health and wellbeing, social services and food access, economic development, environmental responsibility, food production or food culture/culinary tourism we need your input. The goal of the sessions is to gather valuable insight into what the food charter should include and what strategic actions need to take place for the Headwaters Food System to thrive.

Click here for additional information and registration details.

A Waste-Free Ontario?

On November 26 Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) introduced its proposed new waste reduction legislation: Bill 151, the Waste-Free Ontario Act. The Ministry also released a draft strategy detailing its action plan to shift the province towards a circular economy and a zero-waste future.

The comment period for both the Act and Draft Strategy closes on February 29. To comment and read full story, click here.

Pay Equity Information for Employers

To help you understand Ontario's Pay Equity Act, including minimum wage requirements and meeting your obligations, download the following documents for more information including templates.

Protecting Employees' Tips Act (Bill 12) Becomes Law

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 with respect to tips and other gratuities has been amended and is now law. The Act provides information on automatic gratuity, tip sharing, including sharing with kitchen workers, and when managers and employers will be allowed to be part of the tip sharing. To read Bill 12, click here.

Food Entrepreneurs: Building Ontario Innovation One Product at a Time

This two-day event (March 3 & 4) includes panel discussions by successful food entrepreneurs and industry experts on topics such as innovation, human resource management, food safety culture, overseeing and executing strategy, product idea viability, collaborating for growth, and more.

To view the brochure and media release, click here.

For more information please visit: www.georgiancollege.ca/food-entrepreneurship, email foodinfo@georgiancollege.ca or call 705.728.1968 x. 1774.

To register, please visit: www.georgiancollege.ca/feon .

To become a vendor, click here to download form.

New export program “CanExport” announced to support Canadian companies

CanExport will provide up to $50 million over five years in direct financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada seeking to develop new export opportunities, particularly in high-growth priority markets and sectors.

To find out more about this program, click here.

Caledon Community Services

Jobs Caledon - offers employer resources including, an online job bank with candidate screening, hiring incentives, job matching and post placement support. Register today to post your available job opportunities quickly and easily!

Need help registering? Read these how-to instructions. For more details, contact jobdev@ccs4u.org or 905.584.230

Caledon SBEC - whether you’re thinking about opening a business, formulating your business plan, or undergoing change in an established business, Caledon SBEC has the expertise to help propel your ideas forward.

For a personal one-on-one consultation contact at Caledon SBEC or 905.584.2300 or sbec@ccs4u.org for more information

Caledon Business Directory

The Town of Caledon's Business Directory is a comprehensive listing of Caledon-based businesses. You are encouraged to add or update your business if you own, manage or work for a business based in Caledon.

You can view the directory online or order your copy at edc@caledon.ca or 905.584.2272 x. 4286.

Tourism Information

Check out visitcaledon.ca for where to stay, shop, and eat in Caledon and be sure to list your tourism event.

Caledon Property Database

Since July 1, 2014 the property database has switched to ICX. Click here to access ICX listings of industrial and commercial properties in Caledon.

Community Improvement Plans

The Town of Caledon has Community Improvement Plans (CIP) in Bolton and Caledon East. If you are considering improving or redeveloping your commercial/industrial property and are located in one of these communities you may be eligible for CIP grants. Information about the CIPs is available on our website.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

February 19 - 21: Startup Weekend Peel

February 25, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Human Rights Code & Interviewing (webinar)

March 8 & 15, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pitching to Investors

March 29, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Doing Business with Four Levels of Government (Mississauga)

May 7, 2016 Spring Planting

 

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