Oakville North-Burlington Newsletter August 9, 2024

Ontario Added More Than 22,000 Jobs in July

“Today’s monthly employment report from Statistics Canada reveals that Ontario added over 22,000 jobs in July.

This marks the seventh consecutive month of job growth in our province. Our government is steadfast in our commitment to rebuilding Ontario’s economy, attracting investment, reducing costs for families, and ensuring that workers have access to better jobs and higher wages. Together, we’re building a stronger, more prosperous future for Ontarians.”

Read Economic Development Minister Fedeli’s statement here: https://news.ontario.ca/en/statement/1004909/ontario-added-more-than-22000-jobs-in-july

Celebrating Olympic Excellence

Congratulations to Oakville native Chloe Daniels on her remarkable achievement at the 2024 Olympic Games! Chloe secured a silver medal, marking a historic moment for Rugby Canada as the best-ever Olympic performance for Canada in rugby sevens. This outstanding accomplishment not only brings pride to our community but also sets a new standard of excellence for Canadian athletes on the world stage. Chloe’s dedication, hard work, and talent are truly inspiring, and we look forward to celebrating many more of her successes in the future!

Ontario’s Water Infrastructure Investments Helping Build More Than 500,000 New Homes

The Ontario government is helping enable the construction of more than 500,000 new homes across the province through the first round of investments from the province’s Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund. This first round will see the province invest $970 million in 54 projects across 60 municipalities to help municipalities develop, repair, rehabilitate and expand drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. In response to the high demand for funding, the government is also allocating an additional $250 million for a second round of applications starting on August 14, bringing the total amount in the fund to $1.2 billion.

As part of the first round of funding, the province is providing the Regional Municipality of Peel with $35 million to support the expansion of the G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility. This project will enable 46,784 housing units in the Region of Peel and includes the extension of water systems and installation of new features, such as an aeration tank and filtering systems. Additional projects that have been approved for funding will be announced in the coming weeks. Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004897/ontarios-water-infrastructure-investments-helping-build-more-than-500000-new-homes

Governments Investing in Food Safety and Industry Growth

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $5 million, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), to help the important small businesses in the agriculture and food industry enhance their food safety systems and stimulate growth.

Through the Food Safety and Growth Initiative, funding will be provided to eligible food processors, producers and service providers to improve food safety systems, adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards and provide related training to employees. This funding will also enable operators to respond to market and consumer demands and grow their business.

Successful projects are eligible to receive 50 per cent of eligible costs, in cost-share funding, up to a maximum of $75,000 per project. Applications for the initiative will be accepted starting August 21, 2024. The application period will remain open until 11:59 pm EST, December 1, 2025, or until the budgeted funds have been fully allocated, whichever comes first

Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004895/governments-investing-in-food-safety-and-industry-growth

Oakville North-Burlington Spirit Awards

It’s truly an honour to shine a light on the dedicated volunteers who have contributed to making our community better. Thank you for your community spirit. If you would like to nominate a member of our community who has gone above and beyond to contribute to our community, please contact my office and let me know at Effie.triantafilopoulos@pc.ola.org