| Status: | | Continue to meet and liaise with local CAO’s, councils, and committees to strengthen and identify partnership opportunities such as:
- Support the activities of the municipal economic development committees.
- Provide information to potential new and existing businesses, such as up-to-date statistical and demographic information.
- Liaise with the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) to access OREA’s Commercial Property Database which will permit us to view and add/update municipality-owned commercial listings.
- Maintain the Ontario Investment Service Community Profile facilitated by the Ministry of Economic Development, and the Municipal and Regional Community Profiles.
- Identify partnership opportunities (e.g., Business Retention & Expansion and Strategic Planning) to improve efficiencies and reduce duplication.
- Meet with and support the activities of the municipal economic development committees.
- Actively participate in activities that promote the South Simcoe area (e.g., conference speaking engagements).
- Work with municipalities on special initiatives such as: Growth Management Studies; visioning exercises; Official Plan reviews; and marketing and branding exercises.
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