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On September 16th, 2020, Grey Highlands’ Council approved the issuing of a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for visioning and concept development for the Municipally owned property in downtown Markdale. Council further directed that the RFEI include an inclusive community engagement process to help direct private and public investment strategies, to provide a framework for a plan that balances the principles of healthy communities with natural heritage conservation,......
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(OTTAWA) – New data published by Statistics Canada in the Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) reveals that businesses in the food service and accommodation industry have laid off staff at nearly double the rate of other businesses (62.1% versus the national average of 36.5%). Worryingly, this places restaurants and hotels 15 points worse-off than any other industry.
Looking forward, 22.5% of businesses in accommodation and food services also expect to...
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the lead organization for the business advisory group to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD is seeking to understand the experience and future expectations of companies regarding telework or working from home and is undertaking a survey of companies through the OECD Global Forum on Productivity. The Global Forum is producing recommendations for governments to promote productivity-enhancing policies.
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Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF):
In order to support the local economy in these times, Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is once again offering local SMEs COVID-19 financial help through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).  The RRRF offers support to SMEs that cannot access programs including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy or the Canada Emergency Business Account. Support is also available for businesses that have already accessed...
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On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (DCCA). If passed, the DCCA will bring significant changes to the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA generally governs personal information (PI) handled by retailers everywhere in Canada except for BC, Quebec and Alberta and applies any time PI flows across provincial borders.
Changes include a new federal administrative...
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