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A s our si m m er i n g h ot sum m er m er g es i n t o w h at p r om i ses t o b e a c ooler b ut v er y b usy f all for members of MBOT, I hope that all members had the opportunity to re ect on their business ac c om p li sh m en t s an d r ec h ar g e t h em selv es ov er t h e sum m er .

S ep t em b er i s a m on t h of r en ew al an d r am p i n g up f or m an y of us. A t M B O T , t h i s i s esp ec i ally t r ue.As many of you know, our longstanding President & EO, Sheldon eiba, resigned his position over the summer to take up the crucial role of ice-President, Network and Membership elations with the Ontario hamber of ommerce (O ). In his new role, Sheldon will continue to play a key role in the growth of the hamber Network in Ontario and MBOT’s ongoing ties with the O will remain v er y st r on g .

I had the privilege of a ending MBOT’s farewell celebration for Sheldon on August 17. The MBOT o ces were filled with well-wishing members, guest and local dignitaries. Mayor Bonnie rombie spoke elo uently about the strong ties between MBOT and the ity, which are a lasting testament to Sheldon’s stellar e orts. Numerous presentations were made, including from the Ambassadors

ommi ee and from MBOT’s sta , which re ected the MBOT community’s genuine appreciation for S h eld on . W h i le S h eld on w i ll b e v er y m uc h m i ssed b y M B O T , w e w er e sur e t o let h i m k n ow t h at t h e O will be be er o with him and that, in any event, we expect to remain in regular contact with him as a significant and in uential chamber within the Ontario hamber Network.

The la er part of August following Sheldon’s departure meant that MBOT sta had to manage ongoing operations through a transitional period a test which they passed with ying colours - and a thorough selection process for MBOT’s next President & EO. As hair of the Selection ommi ee, I was astounded by the exceptional uality of the candidates who applied for the position. My role was made very easy by the combined talents of the Selection ommi ee, which included Past- hair Grant

lark of Solutions For , ice- hair (Policy) Peter Nogalo of A I anada, Treasurer Mike Szymanski of U n i First and Director ivi White of B . I was very impressed by the professionalism and dedication of all of the Selection ommi ee Members, who approached the task with great care and diligence. I thank each of them for their timely service to MBOT.

Following much deliberation, the Selection ommi ee was pleased to announce on September 2 t h e ap p oi n t m en t of D av i d W oj c i k as t h e n ew P r esi d en t & C E O of M B O T . M an y of y ou w i ll alr ead y be familiar with David from the myriad roles that he has occupied within MBOT from hair of the Growth & Power and Golf ommi ees to former Manager of Business Development to innumerable videography tributes to Award winners. One of David’s strongest a ributes is the fact that he knows MBOT intimately through his extensive prior involvement with the organization. David started his new r ole on S ep t em b er 8 an d I w as p leased t o i n t r od uc e h i m f or m ally t o M B O T m em b er s at t h e v er y w ell-a ended Good Morning Mississauga at our lovely iving Arts entre on September 9.

I would strongly encourage you to stop by the MBOT o ce and introduce (or in many cases, r e- i n t r od uc e) y our self t o D av i d an d h i s t eam . A s C h ai r , I am i n d eed b lessed t o w or k w i t h a v er y t alen t ed an d d ed i c at ed M B O T t eam .

From an events perspective, Fall 2015 is shaping up to be very busy at MBOT. We hope to see many of you out at Mayor rombie’s first Mayor’s Annual Address on September 22 and at the MBOT Business Awards of Excellence dinner on November 19. There are many, many ways for you to take advantage of all of the networking opportunities and resources o ered by our M B O T . B est w i sh es f or a successful and prosperous Fall 2015!

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It is with unbridled enthusiasm that I take the o ce of President & EO of our Mississauga Board of Trade. I have had the great pleasure of being part of MBOT as a member, commi ee chair, Manager and contractor in the past. Now serving as your EO, I look forward to new heights for our organization.

My sincere gratitude goes to all our volunteers. From our Board of Directors to the commi ee chairs, commi ee members and service contributors. Without these members who give countless hours of their time to elevate, support and promote MBOT, it would not be possible for us to survive. A special vote of thanks is extended to our 2015 hair, e rey Percival. e rey pulled double duty since Sheldon announced he would be heading to the Ontario hamber of ommerce.

I would need the entire magazine to thank the MBOT sta , who have always excelled in the execution of their duties and have risen to even greater heights while the Board searched for a new

EO. I am especially excited to work with the team on a day to day basis again.

I would like to thank my friend and predecessor, Sheldon eiba for the outstanding contribution he made to MBOT over the past seven years. Many challenges faced Sheldon, when he accepted the leadership role. Through his steadfast stewardship, our organization has surpassed many milestones and we now en oy a solid financial footing and an integral place within the business community. I am also very pleased to know, that although Sheldon has le the building to oin the O , we will continue to work closely on many pro ects and programs to benefit our Board of Trade.

It is said the leader of a country has 100 days to make their mark and set the tone for their leadership. A EO has 90. I am very happy to report, there are NO critical issues that re uire my a ention in this first 90 days, thanks to the Board of Directors, Sheldon and the MBOT team. So, my first 90 days will be filled with the wonderful task of engaging with business, community and political leaders to seek their feedback on the pressing issues of the day and how those issues a ect our members. The fall is always a very busy time for events, both inside and outside MBOT. I will use these opportunities to continually raise awareness for the MBOT value proposition and promote our talented members. Finally, I’m looking forward to seeing our veteran members and meeting our new and proposed members. I will be present at as many of our events and commi ee meetings as humanly possible. I encourage you to provide your thoughts, comments and ideas on how we can create a truly exceptional business community to help you succeed.

The upcoming year is primed and ripe with incredible opportunities for Mississauga Board of Trade and our members. et’s work together to make it a banner year for everyone.

Sincerely,

P R E S I D E N T ’ S R E P O R T

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If y ou ow n a p r op er t y i n M i ssi ssaug a, a n ew st or m w at er c h ar g e w i ll ap p ear on y our R eg i on of P eel w at er b i ll b eg i n n i n g i n 2016 . T h e C i t y of M i ssi ssaug a i s i n v est i n g m or e m on ey i n t o i t s st or m w at er sy st em t o k eep i t i n g ood w or k i n g or d er an d t o av oi d c ost ly r ep ai r s i n t h e f ut ur e. T h e C i t y ’ s st or m w at er d r ai n ag e sy st em p r ot ec t s w at er q uali t y an d low er s t h e r i sk of f lood i n g t h at c an d am ag e p r op er t y an d t h e en v i r on m en t . T h e C i t y ’ s st or m w at er c h ar g e i s a n ew , d ed i c at ed sour c e t o f un d t h e essen t i al ser v i c es of st or m w at er m an ag em en t . T h e st or m w at er c h ar g e w i ll ap p ear on t h e R eg i on of P eel’ s w at er b i ll b eg i n n i n g i n 2016 .

T h e c h ar g e w i ll b e b ased on t h e am oun t of h ar d sur f ac e ar ea t h er e i s on eac h p r op er t y . T h e lar g er t h e ar ea of h ar d sur f ac e y ou h av e, t h e m or e w at er r un of f y ou ar e c r eat i n g an d t h e m or e y ou w i ll b e c h ar g ed . T h e less h ar d sur f ac e y ou h av e, t h e less y ou w i ll p ay .

M B O T N ew s

C H A M B E R L E A D E R S F R O M M I S S I S S A U G A , T O R O N T O A N DB R A M P T O N M E E T T O D I S C U S S C O M M O N I S S U E S

For m er M B O T P r esi d en t & C E O S h eld on L ei b a h ost ed a m eet i n g i n M i ssi ssaug a w i t h T or on t o R eg i on B oar d of T r ad e P r esi d en t & C E O , J an et D e S i lv a, an d T h e B r am p t on B oar d of T r ad e C E O , T od d L et t s. T h e t h r ee c h am b er lead er s, r ep r esen t i n g t h e lar g est c i t i es i n t h e G T A , d i sc ussed c ollab or at i on on v ar i ous i n i t i at i v es an d p oli c y ad v oc ac y . “ W e h av e a lot of c om m on i ssues an d sh ar ed ob j ec t i v es, an d look f or w ar d t o c on t i n ued d i sc ussi on s on h ow w e c an sup p or t b usi n ess an d ec on om i c g r ow t h i n our r eg i on , ” sai d L ei b a.

M B O T A P P O I N T S N E W P R E S I D E N T & C E O

M i ssi ssaug a B oar d of T r ad e i s p leased t o an n oun c e t h e ap p oi n t m en t of D av i d W oj c i k as our n ew P r esi d en t & C E O . H e assum ed of f i c e on S ep t em b er 8 t h . “ W e w elc om e D av i d ’ s ex t en si v e ex p er i en c e an d d em on st r at ed lead er sh i p w i t h i n t h e M i ssi ssaug a b usi n ess c om m un i t y , ” sai d t h e 2015 M B O T C h ai r , J ef f r ey P er c i v al of P allet t Valo L L P . “ D av i d i s w ell- k n ow n t o our m em b er s an d h e h as c on si st en t ly d em on st r at ed a st r on g c om m i t m en t t o t h e B oar d of T r ad e, i t s m em b er sh i p p r og r am s an d b usi n ess d ev elop m en t . W e h ear t i ly look f or w ar d t o w or k i n g w i t h h i m as t h e d y n am i c n ew lead er of M B O T . ” A n en t r ep r en eur an d b usi n ess lead er w i t h m or e t h an 25 y ear s of f i n an c e, sales an d m an ag em en t ex p er i en c e, D av i d ser v ed p r ev i ously i n an ad v i sor y c ap ac i t y t o t h e B oar d of D i r ec t or s, c om m i t t ee c h ai r f or t h e G r ow t h & P ow er S er i es f or ex ec ut i v es an d C E O s an d h as p r ev i ously b een i n st r um en t al i n h elp i n g t o sh ap e M B O T ’ s m em b er sh i p p r og r am s as B usi n ess D ev elop m en t M an ag er .

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Beyond politi cal trivia, this electi on is an important one for Mississauga and i t s b usi n ess c om m un i t y . W i t h n ew r i d i n g s, our r eg i on w i ll h av e a lar g er v oi c e i n c h oosi n g t h e n ex t g ov er n m en t . A n d as t h e lead i n g v oi c e of b usi n ess i n t h e c om m un i t y , M B O T w i ll en sur e t h e c on c er n s of our m em b er s ar e r ai sed t o all parti es and their local candidates.

N e w M i s s i s s a u g a R i d i n g s a n d B o u n d a r i e sWhile anada’s 42nd federal electi on is historic for the country at large, it is parti cularly so for Mississauga. Populati on growth has led to a r ew or k i n g of r i d i n g b oun d ar i es i n t h e c om m un i t y , t h e n et r esult of w h i c h leav es M i ssi ssaug a w i t h si x r ed r aw n r i d i n g s. T h ey ar e: M i ssi ssaug a C en t r e, M i ssi ssaug a- C ook sv i lle, M i ssi ssaug a- E r i n M i lls, M i ssi ssaug a- L ak esh or e, M i ssi ssaug a- M alt on , an d M i ssi ssaug a- S t r eet sv i lle. W h i le t h i s i s t h e sam e number of ridings as for the 2011 electi on, previously the northern ridings included parts of Brampton. For the fi rst ti me ever, all Mississauga ridings w i ll b e li m i t ed t o t h e c i t y ’ s b oun d ar i es. A ll t old , P eel w i ll h av e t h r ee n ew ridings, which should a ract further a enti on to what has been an electoral ba leground in past electi ons.

M B O T ’ s A d v o c a c yWhile non-parti san, MBOT regularly advocates for the interests of business. With a li le less than one month to go in this marathon electi on, these e orts h av e b een r ed oub led . W i t h M B O T ’ s M i ssi ssaug a W or k s p oli c y d oc um en t as a starti ng point, we will conti nue to impress upon candidates and their leaders as to the importance of a competi ti ve tax and regulatory regime, federal support for needed infrastructure, and e ecti ve programs and services for youth and newcomer employment opportuniti es. Of course, this must be delivered in a manner that respects fi scal realiti es. Whether through hosti ng candidates’ debates or party leaders, MBOT will conti nue to advocate for policies that drive prosperity in our community and the nati on at large.

C a n d i d a t e s D e b a t e sO n c e ag ai n , M B O T h as p ar t n er ed w i t h R og er s T V t o p r ov i d e c om p let e d eb at e coverage for all Mississauga ridings. ocal candidates from all ma or parti es have been invited to debate the issues a ecti ng our country and respecti ve communiti es. The debates will be regularly broadcast in the weeks leading up to the electi on. Tune into ogers T or visit www.rogerstv.com for complete local electi on coverage, including live results on October 19th.

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Margaret decided contract employees would be the best solution si n c e sh e w asn ’ t sur e h ow lon g sh e w ould n eed t h e h elp , an d less paperwork was involved. For a few years, business did well and she continued to employ her expanded sta , but when the market took a turn for the worse, she reduced their number. ater that year, Margaret was notified by anada evenue Agency that they needed to reassess her business. According to the agency, the contractors who worked for her did not fit the definition of contractor and instead were considered employees. Suddenly Margaret found herself owing the government tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes, including unremi ed deductions such as

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• on t o ete D on ’ t let f r i en d sh i p s t ur n i n t o a b at t le ov er w h o m ak es t h e m ost m on ey or w h o h as t h e n i c est h om e. In st ead , ad m i r e t h ei r t alen t s an d c eleb r at e t h ei r g ood f or t un e.

• isten u A sk w h at ’ s g oi n g on i n y our f r i en d s’ li v es. et the other person know you are paying close

at t en t i on t h r oug h ey e c on t ac t , b od y lan g uag e.W h en f r i en d s sh ar e d et ai ls of h ar d t i m es or d i f f i c ult ex p er i en c es, b e em p at h et i c , b ut d on ’ t g i v e ad v i c e un less y our f r i en d s ask f or i t .

• es e t oun aries K eep c on f i d en t i al an y p er son al i n f or m at i on t h at y our f r i en d s sh ar e w i t h y ou. T r y n ot t o ask q uest i on s t h at m ak e y our f r i en d s un c om f or t ab le.

R em em b er , i t ’ s n ev er t oo lat e t o b ui ld n ew f r i en d sh i p s or r ec on n ec t w i t h old f r i en d s. In v est i n g t i m e i n m ak i n g f r i en d s an d st r en g t h en i n g y our f r i en d sh i p s c an p ay of f i n b et t er h ealt h an d a b r i g h t er out look f or y ear s t o c om e.

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Fr i en d sh i p s c an h av e a m aj or i m p ac t on y our h ealt h an d w ell- b ei n g , b ut i t ’ s n ot alw ay s easy t o b ui ld or m ai n t ai n f r i en d sh i p s. U n d er st an d t h e i m p or t an c e of f r i en d sh i p s i n y our li f e an d w h at y ou c an d o t o d ev elop an d n ur t ur e f r i en d sh i p s.

at are t e ene its o rien s i s• In c r ease y our sen se of b elon g i n g an d p ur p ose• B oost y our h ap p i n ess an d r ed uc e y our st r ess• Im p r ov e y our self - c on f i d en c e an d self - w or t h• H elp y ou c op e w i t h t r aum as, suc h as d i v or c e, ser i ous

i lln ess, j ob loss or t h e d eat h of a lov ed on e• E n c our ag e y ou t o c h an g e or av oi d un h ealt h y li f est y le

h ab i t s, suc h as ex c essi v e d r i n k i n g or lac k of ex er c i se

at s a ealt nu er o rien sQ uali t y c oun t s m or e t h an q uan t i t y . W h i le i t ’ s g ood t o c ult i v at e a d i v er se n et w or k of f r i en d s an d ac q uai n t an c es, y ou also w an t t o n ur t ur e a f ew t r uly c lose f r i en d s w h o w i ll b e t h er e f or y ou t h r oug h t h i c k an d t h i n .

at are so e a s to eet ne eo leT o m eet n ew p eop le w h o m i g h t b ec om e y our f r i en d s, y ou h av e t o g o t o p lac es w h er e ot h er s ar e g at h er ed . D on ’ t li m i t y our self t o on e st r at eg y f or m eet i n g p eop le. T h e b r oad er y our ef f or t s, t h e g r eat er y our li k eli h ood of suc c ess. For ex am p le, t r y sev er al of t h ese i d eas:• tten o unit events G et t og et h er w i t h a g r oup

of p eop le w or k i n g t ow ar d a g oal y ou b eli ev e i n . Fi n d a g r oup w i t h si m i lar i n t er est s, suc h as aut o r ac i n g , g ar d en i n g , r ead i n g or m ak i n g c r af t s.

• olunteer O f f er y our t i m e or t alen t s at a h osp i t al, p lac e of w or sh i p , m useum , c om m un i t y c en t er , c h ar i t ab le g r oup or ot h er or g an i z at i on . Y ou c an f or m st r on g c on n ec t i on s w h en y ou w or k w i t h p eop le w h o h av e m ut ual i n t er est s.

• ten an a e t invitations In v i t e a f r i en d t o j oi n y ou f or c of f ee or lun c h . A t t en d t h e soc i al g at h er i n g s you are invited to. ontact someone who recently i n v i t ed y ou t o an ac t i v i t y an d r et ur n t h e f av or .

• a e u a ne interest T ak e a c olleg e or c om m un i t y ed uc at i on c our se t o m eet p eop le w h o h av e si m i lar i n t er est s. J oi n a c lass at a loc al g y m , sen i or c en t er or c om m un i t y f i t n ess f ac i li t y .

A b ov e all, st ay p osi t i v e. Y ou m ay n ot b ec om e f r i en d s w i t h

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W h en y ou c om b i n e t h e sk i lls sh or t ag e an d t h e am oun t of i n t er n at i on ally t r ai n ed p r of essi on als li v i n g r i g h t h er e i n O n t ar i o, i t m ak es sen se t o st ar t look i n g at d i f f er en t w ay s t o d i v er si f y y our r ec r ui t i n g p r ac t i c es t o ac c ess t h i s t alen t p ool.

H er e ar e a f ew t i p s on h ow t o ex p an d y our r eac h t h r oug h n on - t r ad i t i on al ( an d m ost ly f r ee) r ec r ui t i n g m et h od s: 1 . A D V E R T I S E I N E T H N I C M E D I A O U T L E T S .

A c c or d i n g t o a sur v ey c on d uc t ed b y T h e C on f er en c e B oar d of C an ad a, 7 5% of C h i n ese an d S out h A si an r esp on d en t s i n T or on t o, M on t r eal, an d Van c ouv er st at ed t h at t h ey h av e ac c essed som e t y p e of et h n i c m ed i a i n t h e w eek b ef or e t h e sur v ey . W h i le som e et h n i c m ed i a w i ll on ly ad v er t i se i n t h e lan g uag e of t h ei r aud i en c e, t h er e ar e sev er al out t h er e w h o p ost i n E n g l i sh as w ell.

2 . R E A C H O U T T O T H E I M M I G R A N T S E R V I N G O R G A N I Z A T I O N S A N D C O M M U N I T Y A G E N C I E S I N Y O U R A R E A .T h ose t h at p r ov i d e em p loy m en t p r og r am s t o t h ei r c li en t s g en er ally p r ov i d e f r ee ser v i c es t o em p loy er s. S om e of t h ese ser v i c es m ay i n c lud e j ob p ost i n g s, j ob m at c h i n g , j ob f ai r , an d som e m ay ev en let y ou use t h ei r f ac i li t i es f or i n t er v i ew s.

3 . R E A C H O U T T O P R O F E S S I O N A L I M M I G R A N T N E T W O R K S .In O n t ar i o, t h er e ar e 7 0 ac t i v e n et w or k s w i t h p r of essi on als f r om a w i d e ar r ay of i n d ust r i es an d et h n i c b ac k g r oun d s.

4. L O O K F O R J O B B O A R D S T H A T C A T E R T O E M P L O Y E R S T H A T A R E H I R I N G I N T E R N A T I O N A L L Y T R A I N E D P R O F E S S I O N A L S .T h ese j ob b oar d s w i ll h av e a d at ab ase of loc al i n t er n at i on ally t r ai n ed p r of essi on als w h o h av e b een p r e- sc r een ed . It ’ s f r ee f or em p loy er s t o r eg i st er an d y ou w i ll b e m at c h ed w i t h a r ec r ui t er w h o w i ll h elp y ou f i n d t h e p er f ec t c an d i d at e.

5 . A S K F O R E M P L O Y E E R E F E R R A L S .A sk y our c ur r en t i n t er n at i on ally t r ai n ed em p loy ees i f t h ey h av e an y g r eat r ef er r als.

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A c c or d i n g t o a C on f er en c e B oar d of C an ad a r ep or t , O n t ar i o c ould f ac e a sh or t f all of 19 0, 000 w or k er s i n 2020, r i si n g t o 36 4 , 000 b y 2025, an d 56 4 , 000 b y 2030. It seem s c on t r ad i c t or y w h en c om p ar ed w i t h t h e am oun t of r esum es t h at g et sub m i t t ed t h e m om en t y ou p ost a j ob , b ut t h e r eali t y i s O n t ar i o i s f ac i n g a sk i lls sh or t ag e.

The uman esources Professionals Associati on Peel hapter r ep r esen t s t h e H R p r of essi on i n P eel r eg i on , i n c lud i n g M i ssi ssaug a an d B r am p t on .

U n f or t un at ely , t h i s i sn ’ t t h e on ly lab our m ar k et i ssue O n t ar i o b usi n ess i s f ac i n g . C ur r en t ly , i m m i g r an t s m ak e up 30% of O n t ar i o’ s lab our f or c e. W i t h i n t h i s g r oup , 4 0% of i m m i g r an t s ar e h i g h ly ed uc at ed , p ossessi n g a b ac h elor ’ s d eg r ee or h i g h er ; h ow ev er , on ly 24 % ar e c ur r en t ly w or k i n g i n t h ei r t r ai n ed p r of essi on .

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