Innovative Survey Reveals Critical Information About Ottawa Businesses and the Potential Impact on City of Ottawa Decisions Post-COVID
For Immediate Release: April 29th, 2021. In a ground-breaking survey by Statistics Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, important details have been revealed about Ottawa-Gatineau’s very unique pandemic business reality and what sets it apart from other Canadian cities.
This information, and many other key points, will be an important piece in the City Building Summit Friday. Participants will use these statistics to have informed conversations on everything from small business support to ease of doing business and future mobility needs.
8:00-9:00 Networking – Hosted by RGA & OCOBIA
9:00-9:20 Welcome from OBoT and OBJ
• Welcome from Catherine McKenna
• Welcome from Lisa MacLeod
• Welcome from Mayor Watson
9:20-9:25 Introduction of Jennifer Keesmaat
10:00-10:10 Q&A with Jennifer Keesmaat
10:10-10:20 Networking break
10:55-11:55 High Impact Projects Panel Introduced by WSP
12:00-12:10 Networking break
12:10-12:15 Introduction of Frank Cuypers by Michael Crockatt
12:55-1:05 Q&A with Frank Cuypers
1:05 Karen Brownrigg, Ottawa Ambassadors
1:55 Conclusion and networking
Ching says, “As the Voice for Business, OBoT has been advocating for all businesses since the pandemic began, as we have for 160 years. We have sat at key policy tables to get help where needed. With this report we now have data to support what we’ve heard consistently and that’s that small businesses in the hardest hit sectors are paying the highest price. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them. But, we also need to look past the pandemic because it has dramatically changed our business community and we need to adapt, very quickly.”
For More Information, and to book OBoT CEO Sueling Ching for an interview:
Kimothy Walker 613.859. 3753
KimothyAWalker@gmail.com (personal and confidential)