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Transportation Recovery Summit a resounding success!
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Our 6th Annual Transportation Summit - Connect. Share. Recover, presented by SNC Lavalin, had more than 800 registrants join us for the full-day summit on November 25. With four panel sessions, four breakout sessions and two VIP roundtables, the day was an insightful collaboration of global and regional experts.
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Transportation Proposal
Erasing the Invisible Line: Integrating the Toronto Region's Transit Networks
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The Board, in collaboration with Deloitte and Esri Canada launched a proposal on the topic of Fare and Service Integration across the Toronto Region.
The proposal presents a locally-driven, regional approach to transit planning through a transit federation, a cooperative model in which independent transit agencies collaborate on key areas of integration, such as fare policy, scheduling, public information, and the distribution of revenues, while maintaining autonomy.
Visit our interactive experience.
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Housing Report Launch
Modelling Solutions: Building Towards Toronto’s Recovery
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It’s not a secret that Toronto's essential workers have been feeling the pressure of high housing costs for far too long. To help address this growing concern, on November 30 we launched part two of our three-part report series, Housing a Generation of Essential Workers: Modelling Solutions, in partnership with WoodGreen and sponsored by TD.
To unpack the report, and discuss the important progress that is already underway in Toronto, on December 1 our President & CEO Jan De Silva convened an expert panel with:
- Leo Salom, Chair, Toronto Region Board of Trade Board of Directors and Chair, WoodGreen Foundation Board of Directors;
- Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development;
- Anne Babcock, President & CEO, WoodGreen Community Services;
- Abigail Bond, Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City of Toronto;
- Salima Rawji, VP, Development and Project Lead, Housing Now, CreateTO; and
- Mark Becker, NRB Modular Solutions, part of the Dexterra Group.
To download the report, click here. You can watch the recorded webcast online at our virtual library here.
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L O O K I N G F O R W A R D
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Our Talent Recovery Summit to take place February 25
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The third of our three-part Recovery Summit Series, our Talent Recovery Summit will focus on the future of talent in the Toronto region and reimagining the workforce. More details on the agenda to follow soon. Register for your complimentary pass today!
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Ontario Budget appropriately prioritizes business health, infrastructure for economic recovery
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On November 5, 2020, Ontario Minister of Finance Rod Philips delivered the Ontario Budget, which laid out the Government’s spending priorities for the upcoming year.
The address came as the province continues to endure the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than ten thousand Canadians and crippled the economy.
The Board shared a budget analysis as well as an overall statement.
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Environmental Assessment Reform Submission
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The Board hosted a consultation roundtable with respective members to discuss a written submission for the provincial government’s consultation on a proposed list of projects to receive comprehensive environmental assessments. As a result, the Board submitted its proposal to the provincial government on November 6. To view the submission, please click here.
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Agenda for Recovery: The Board’s Policy Priorities
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Final details of our Agenda for Recovery and committee terms of references (and advisory councils) will be available on the Board’s website in January. The Board’s policy committees will also commence in January 2021, convening our committee members to inform and influence the Board’s top policy themes:
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- Business Competitiveness
- Energy Transition
- Talent Ecosystem
- Innovation Economy
- Infrastructure, Transportation & Land Use
- Housing Affordability
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For more information on our policy committees, please contact sziaey@bot.com.
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I N T H E N E W S
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Our policy work highlighted in the media. See below relevant articles:
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◄ The Toronto Star published an article covering the launch of our report, Housing A Generation of Essential Workers: Modelling Solutions, which highlights the real life struggles essential workers face.
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The Toronto Star published an article following our Transportation Recovery Summit and transit federation proposal.
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◄ Daily Construction News published an op-ed from the Board’s VP of Policy, Roselle Martino, and Richard Lyall, President of RESCON, about the economic and environmental potential of mass timber buildings. The op-ed highlights the new opportunity for our workforce to be greenskilled , as part of the Workforce 2030 coalition.
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Connect With Us:
We would love to hear from you! For more information on how we can further your goals please contact us:
Roselle Martino, Vice President, Policy - rmartino@bot.com
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