EOS webinar
The ACC will host a complimentary webinar for chamber staff and board members to learn about the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) we have been using. This webinar—offered for the first time tomorrow, May 13 at 3 p.m.—will provide you with actionable tools to assist your in moving your chamber forward.
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ACC media (President and CEO Ken Kobly interviews May 11 & 12)
Reopening Canada memo
Today, the presidents and CEOs of Canada’s national and provincial chambers of commerce issued an
open letter
to Minister Hadju and a
memo
to provincial, territorial, and federal governments requesting a coordinated approach to the reopening of Canada's economy.
Government announces help for employers to meet their labour needs
Today, the Government of Canada
announced
that effective immediately, a new, temporary policy that will drastically reduce the time it takes for a temporary foreign worker to start a new job. While this policy is in place, a worker who is already in Canada and has secured a new job offer, typically backed by a labour market test, can get approval to start working in their new job, even while their work permit application is being fully processed.
Federal funding for large businesses: Minister Toews
President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued a
statement
on federal government funding for business.
Prioritizing funding for front-line non-profits
Reallocating money
from the Community Initiatives Program Project-based grant to the Community Initiatives Program Operating grant will help struggling front-line charities and non-profits maintain their core operations and provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call for pre-qualified contractors
Accommodation: The purpose of this PQR process is to identify Pre-Qualified Contractors with the ability to provide accommodation services with set rates across the province for Approved Individuals. Pre-Qualified Contractors will enter into Master Agreements for the provision of accommodation services and these Master Agreements will be valid up to December 31, 2020.
Transportation
: The purpose of this PQR process is to identify Pre-Qualified Contractors with the ability to provide passenger transportation services with set rates across Alberta for Approved Individuals to and from Commercial Accommodation. Pre-Qualified Contractors will enter into Master Agreements for the provision of passenger transportation services and these Master Agreements will be valid up to December 31, 2020.
Weddingstar mask chamber program
Medicine Hat-based
company Weddingstar is helping to protect our communities by providing a line of premium designer
face masks
to wear when isolation is not an option. They are also offering a chamber-specific promotion: chambers and their members will receive a 40% discount by using promocode Chamber40 by June 30, 2020. In addition, for every 100 masks order within your region, they will donate 10 masks back to the region to be distributed by your local chamber to organizations in need.
