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Economic Equality in a changing world – Removing barriers to employment for women
From RYERSON’S DIVERSITY INSTITUTE — Join Canada’s leading female experts on career advancement and diversity for women in corporate, public service and academia for a panel discussion on bottlenecks and barriers to women’s career advancement. All allies and champions for women’s career advancement and diversity, including men, are welcome and encouraged to join this important discussion. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 12 – 1:30 PM Virtual Event Register here! SPEAKERS Rachel Wernick, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Dr. Julie Cafley, Executive Vice-President, Public Policy Forum Dr. Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director, Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute & a research lead with Future Skills Centre…
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Business, Business Services, Communications, Economic Development, Employment, News, Small Business, Update from Paul Nichol
CFHuron – Year in Review
Last week, Community Futures Huron held our 27th Annual General Meeting (virtually of course). The past 12 months have been tremendously active – in fact we experienced another record-breaking year. Over $1.7 M was invested into the Huron County economy, helping almost 100 businesses launch and expand, while creating and maintaining over 200 jobs across the region. Click to download our Year in Review here: Community Futures Huron – Year in Review We wish to thank all of our sponsors, supporters and clients for all the great things happening in Huron County. But as they say, that was then and this is now. Many businesses in Huron County are now…
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Ontario Launches Regional Program to Help Create Jobs
NEWS – WOODSTOCK, ON – The Ontario government is launching the first part of its commitment to transform business supports to deliver value for money for taxpayers and create sustainable opportunities for businesses and communities in eastern and southwestern Ontario. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, introduced the Regional Development Program, which will invest more than $100 million over four years while taking a new approach to supporting business growth in eastern and southwestern Ontario communities. Under the program, businesses can get financial support through the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) and the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) and access to a range of complementary services…
