Since the beginning of the pandemic the Government of Canada has taken action to provide Canadians with the health and financial support needed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Since it was launched, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been an important income support for over 8.5 million Canadians and their families, who have had to stop working due to the pandemic. As the country continues to gradually and safely restart the economy, over 1.6 million Canadians have been able to return to work. However, we know that not all sectors are re-opening at the same pace. That’s why the Government is preparing to transition as many Canadians as possible back to the Employment Insurance (EI) system at the end of month.
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Digital Main Street and Beyond helps 339 local businesses and counting
The County of Simcoe continues to support local businesses with innovative solutions through the COVID-19 pandemic with the extension of the Digital Main Street and Beyond training program until June 15, 2021, originally approved by Council nearly one year ago....
Employer Registration is Open for the Work in Simcoe County Virtual Job Fair!
We invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Work in Simcoe County virtual job fair. The event will be hosted on an innovative online career platform connecting you with potential candidates from the comfort of your home or...
Town of Midland top 100 best communities
According to Maclean's Magazine's most recent assessment of 415 communities in Canada, Midland is ranked #98 - making the Top 100. This is a significant improvement from the 2019 assessment where we were ranked #247. The MacLean's Best Communities list considers...
BizLink helps business, buyers and sellers
A group of local Community Futures organizations have joined forces to assist business buyers and sellers to connect and confidently move forward in the business transition process. The program, now known as BizLink, has proven to provide business buyers and sellers...
University group looking to strike a ‘symbiotic’ relationship with Penetang
A group of York University ecologists is eyeing Penetang's eco gardens to further education around climate change solutions. José Etcheverry, professor at York University's Environmental Studies faculty, presented the idea to council committee at its recent meeting....