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1 What is the E aste r n Ontar io L e ade r ship Counc il? Pre se nta tio n fo r E le c te d Offic ia ls, Administra tive a nd E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt sta ff me mb e rs a c ro ss E a ste rn Onta rio Ja nua ry 2018

2 Histor y: why and whe n the E OL C be gan F o llo wing the c o mple tio n a nd a do ptio n in 2014 o f the E a ste rn Onta rio E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt Stra te g y b y b o th the E a ste rn Onta rio Wa rde ns’ Ca uc us a nd the E a ste rn Onta rio Ma yo rs’ Ca uc us, a ke y a c tio n ite m o f the stra te g y wa s the c re a tio n o f a re g io na l e c o no mic g o ve rna nc e mo de l, ta ske d with c o o rdina ting stra te g ic , re g io nal, e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt in E a ste rn Onta rio .

3 Histor y: why and whe n the E OL C be gan Ove r the c o urse o f 2015 a nd 2016, the E OL C de ve lo pe d into a pa rtne rship b e twe e n five re g io na l o rg a niza tio ns, re pre se nting b o th the munic ipa l a nd e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt se c to rs: • E a ste rn Onta rio Wa rde ns' Ca uc us • E a ste rn Onta rio Ma yo rs' Ca uc us • E a ste rn Onta rio Re g io na l Ne two rk • Onta rio E a st E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt Co mmissio n • Co mmunity F uture s (CF DCs) Onta rio E a st

4 Role and Mandate of the E OL C T he E OL C's ma nda te is to le a d the imple me nta tio n o f the re g io na l e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt stra te g y. E a c h me mb e r o rg a niza tio n c o ntrib ute s fina nc ia lly to pro vide the funding re q uire d to a dva nc e pro je c ts a s we ll a s the c re a tio n o f thre e wo rking g ro ups, b e ing : • I nte g ra te d, I nte llig e nt T ra nspo rta tio n Syste m • Wo rkfo rc e De ve lo pme nt a nd De plo yme nt • T e c hno lo g y I nte g ra tio n a nd I nno va tio n

5 Gove r nanc e Mode l F or malize d and Ope r ating • Appro ve d T e rms o f Re fe re nc e (re vise d e a rly 2018) • Re pre se nta tio n fro m five re g io na lly-minde d g ro ups • I nitia l funding o b ta ine d to g e t the E OL C o pe ra ting • Uninc o rpo ra te d, c o lla b o ra tive , ‘ pa y to pla y’ mo de l • E OL C b o a rd re spo nsib le fo r o ve rsig ht o f stra te g y imple me nta tio n, ide ntifying & re spo nding to issue s a ffe c ting re g io nal e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt

6 E OL C Boar d / Me mbe r ship Composition • Co- c ha irs: One E OWC Wa rde n a nd o ne E OMC Ma yo r OWC: T wo sta ff me mb e rs fro m the E OWC CAOs g ro up • E OMC: T wo sta ff me mb e rs fro m the E OMC CAOs g ro up • E ORN: T wo sta ff me mb e rs fro m the E ORN a dministra tio n • E DC: One sta ff me mb e r a nd o ne b o a rd me mb e r • OE E DCs: One sta ff me mb e r a nd o ne b o a rd me mb e r • CF • Sta ff: Suppo rt sta ff hire d o n a c o ntra c t b a sis

7 T he E OL C is r e pr e se nte d by five r e g iona l pa r tne r s, r e a dy to he lp se t the ta ble for a ll of your suc c e ss – a nd the suc c e ss of E a ste r n Onta r io!

8 Role and Mandate of the Wor king Gr oups • Guide E OL C’ s de lib e ra tio ns a nd o ffe r re c o mme nda tio ns o n imple me nta tio n prio ritie s a nd dire c tio ns • Build b ro a de r c o lla b o ra tio ns a c ro ss the re g io n • Dra w o n wide spre a d e xpe rtise , to suit the ta sk a t ha nd • Pro vide o ppo rtunitie s fo r c ro ss-re g io na l, c ro ss-se c to ra l pa rtic ipa tio n (e .g . priva te se c to r, po st-se c o nda ry e duc a tio n) • Multiple E OL C me mb e rs sit o n Wo rking Gro ups • Cha ire d b y E OL C me mb e r (o r de sig na te )

9 L ink Be twe e n E OL C and Wor king Gr oups T hro ug h the wo rking g ro ups, the E OL C a lso se rve s to : • Ac t a s a c o nduit fo r info rma tio n a nd po lic y po sitio ns with va rio us sta ke ho lde rs, inc luding the Pro vinc e o f Onta rio ; • T ra c k a nd re po rt o n the pe rfo rma nc e o f the E a ste rn Onta rio e c o no my, a s it re la te s to the prio ritie s o f the E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt Stra te g y; • Unde rta ke a dvo c a c y o n ke y e c o no mic issue s; a nd • I de ntify re so urc e s a nd pro vide re c o mme nda tio ns o n funding o ppo rtunitie s.

10 T wo Collabor ation- Base d F unding Applic ations 1) Applic a tio n sub mitte d Se pte mb e r 2017 to OMAF RA thro ug h the Rura l E c o no mic De ve lo pme nt (RE D) Pro g ra m • F unds would a dva nc e ma jor proje c ts in 2018- 19 2) Applic a tio n sub mitte d Ja nua ry 2018 to ME DG to re fre sh initia l 2014 stra te g y, upda te imple me nta tio n pla n, a nd re le a se first Ministry-spo nso re d plan ac ro ss Ontario • E a ste rn Onta rio c onside re d a “le a de r” due to its e xte nsive e xpe rie nc e in re se a rc hing a nd pre pa ring a re g iona l stra te g y

11 RE D Applic ation: T hr e e -Par t T e c hnology Inte gr ation Pr oje c t • Goal: to a c c e le ra te the inte g ra tio n o f te c hno lo g y into ta rg e te d se c to rs, stre ng the n c o mpe titive ne ss a nd inc re a se b usine sse s' o pe ra tio na l e ffic ie nc y, via : • A r ke tpla c e e ve nt , c o nne c ting inno va to rs a nd sta rt-ups with re c e pto r e g iona l ma r o rg a niza tio ns to sha re info rma tio n o n te c hno lo g ie s a nd fa c to rs influe nc ing suc c e ssful e ntry into ma rke tpla c e ; the e ve nt wo uld b e live -stre a me d. • T he c re a tio n a nd la unc h o f a we b -b a se d po rta l fo r the r e g ion's g r owing a r tisa n a g e se c tor , to c o nne c t lo c a l pro duc e rs with the ir supply c ha in, food a nd be ve r b uilding o n the initia l da ta g a the ring wo rk b e ing unde rta ke n thro ug h OE E DC. • T he c re a tio n a nd la unc h o f a we b -b a se d po rta l fo r a n E a ste r n Onta r io T r a ining k , pro viding “o ne -windo w” a c c e ss to a ll tra ining a nd e duc a tio n se rvic e s Ne twor a c ro ss the re g io n, fo r jo b -se e ke rs, e mplo ye e s a nd e mplo ye rs to find the se rvic e s a nd tra ining tha t the y re q uire .

12 Pr oje c ts Ongoing and On the Hor izon • E ORN ha s c o mple te d a nd sub mitte d (to b o th le ve ls o f g o ve rnme nt) the b usine ss c a se fo r a c e llula r a nd mo b ile b ro a db a nd pro je c t • Co lla b o ra ting with MT O to e xplo re o ppo rtunitie s fo r da ta , te c hno lo g y a nd infra struc ture inte g ra tio n • F o llo wing VI A Ra il’ s pla ns fo r a de dic a te d pa sse ng e r se rvic e c o nne c ting T o ro nto a nd Otta wa thro ug h E a ste rn Onta rio • E xplo ring o ppo rtunitie s fo r b e c o ming a re g io nal te st b e d fo r ze ro e missio n a nd o the r te c hno lo g ie s; inc luding se a mle ss, e ffic ie nt fre ig ht mo ve me nt

13 Othe r Pr oje c ts thr ough the E OL C Wor king Gr oups • Wo rk with Ma g ne t a s pla tfo rm fo r re g io na l la b o ur fo rc e ma tc hing (e mplo ye rs a nd jo b -se e ke rs) a nd pro viding c lo se -to -re a l time da ta o n re g io na l la b o ur ma rke t • Pla nning fo r suc c e ssio n fo r sma ll b usine sse s in multiple se c to rs, c urre ntly a ma jo r issue a c ro ss the re g io n • Wo rk with Onta rio E a st to se c ure Se c to r Pla nning g ra nt to de sig n a nd b uild suppo rt fo r a ‘ ra pid re spo nse ’ syste m fo r re g io n’ s ma nufa c turing se c to r

14 Que stions? Comme nts? L e t the E OL C know how it c a n he lp you. F o r furthe r disc ussio n o r info rma tio n: Pro je c t Co o rdina to r: K a thryn Wo o d 613-376-6006 / kwo o d4297@ g ma il.c o m Co mmunic a tio ns Co o rdina to r: Justin Bro mb e rg 613-307-0187 / jb ro mb e rg @ pre sc o tt-russe ll.o n.c a