Please contact info@eowc.org to access the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Strategy document.
To learn more about the Eastern Ontario Leadership Council (EOLC), please visit its website.
Following the completion and adoption in 2014 of the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Strategy by both the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC) and the Eastern Ontario Mayors' Caucus (EOMC), a key action item of the strategy was the creation of a regional economic governance model, tasked with coordinating strategic economic development in Eastern Ontario. As a result, the EOLC was launched at the Ontario East Municipal Conference in Kingston in September 2015 (read news release here).
Today, the EOLC has developed into a partnership between five regional partners: the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus, the Eastern Ontario Mayors' Caucus, the Eastern Ontario Regional Network, the Ontario East Economic Development Commission, and Community Futures Ontario East. The EOLC's mandate is to lead the implementation of the regional economic development strategy, namely through three working groups, being:
- Integrated, Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Workforce Development and Deployment
- Technology Integration and Innovation
Through the working groups, the EOLC also serves as a conduit for information and policy positions with various stakeholders, including the Province of Ontario; tracks and reports on the performance of the Eastern Ontario economy, as it relates to the priorities of the Economic Development Strategy; undertakes advocacy on key issues; and identifies resources and provides recommendations on funding opportunities.
To learn more about the EOLC and its activities, please visit the EOLC website.