The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has established the Ontario Vaccination Support Council, founded by close to 100 businesses, organizations, and the Ontario Chamber Network. The Council leverages the businesses and organizations involved, representing hundreds of thousands of employees from across the Province, to provide support for Ontario’s historic COVID-19 vaccination effort with the ultimate goal of ending the pandemic.
The Council will be meeting virtually once a week every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with regular email correspondence.
The Council is co-chaired by James Scongack, Executive-Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Operational Services at Bruce Power and Garrick Tiplady, Managing Director of Facebook Canada.
The Council brings together a diverse cross-section of OCC members to share pertinent information, inform OCC priorities, and provide government with timely and evidence-based recommendations. We understand members can engage only to their level of ability during this fast-paced and often chaotic time but, at the same time, be assured there is a central place for you to bring your ideas to the OCC.
The Council will:
- Provide a window into Ontario’s Business Community where the Ontario Vaccine Distribution Task Force can share public health information; updates on logistics and distribution plans and seek input on non-health-related issues.
- Consolidate a directory of capabilities and services within the Chamber Network that could be utilized and procured by government, hospitals, and public health in the distribution of vaccinations.
- Share policies, best practices and approaches with government to ensure the maximum participation of employers and their employees in vaccination efforts with a specific focus on removing barriers.
The longer-term focus of the Council could potentially turn to Ontario’s economic recovery.
Founding members of the Council include representatives from the following companies:
- Abbott
- ACS (Alcohol Countermeasure Systems)
- Aboriginal Business Professional Association
- Altria International
- Americas Operating Plant Services
- Arterra Wines Canada
- AstraZeneca
- Barrie Chamber of Commerce
- Bausch Health, Canada
- Belleville Chamber of Commerce
- BFL CANADA
- Biogen Canada
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Canada) Inc.
- Birch Hill Equity Partners
- BOMA Toronto
- Brampton Board of Trade
- BrightPoint Strategy
- Brock University
- Bruce Power
- BWXT Canada Ltd.
- Cameco Corporation
- Camping In Ontario
- Canada Life
- Canadian Finance & Leasing Association
- Canadian Franchise Association
- Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association
- Capital Power
- Career Colleges Ontario
- Centennial College
- Coke Canada Bottling
- Convenience Industry Council of Canada
- Cumberland Strategies
- DB2 Consulting Inc.
- Desjardins
- Diversity Institute
- Drinks Ontario
- Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario (ECAO)
- Eli Lilly Canada
- Enbridge
- Facebook Canada
- FleishmanHillard Highroad
- Fragomen Canada
- Framatome
- GE Healthcare Canada
- Gencity Consulting
- General Electric Canada
- General Motors of Canada Company
- Golfdale Consulting, Inc.
- Great Wolf Lodge
- Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA)
- GSK
- Humber College
- Innovative Medicines Canada
- Insurance Bureau of Canada
- Intact Financial Corporation
- Internal Consulting Group
- Jim Gray and Associates Inc.
- Kinectrics
- Lakeside process controls
- LiUNA
- Loblaw
- Manulife
- McCarthy Tétrault LLP
- McKesson Canada
- McTague Law Firm, LLP
- Medavie
- Medtech Canada
- Medtronic Canada
- Milton Chamber of Commerce
- Mitacs
- Northeastern University – Toronto
- Nuclear Promise X
- Institute of Corporate Directors
- The Nuclear Waste Management Organization
- Ontario Association of Optometrists
- Ontario Federation of Agriculture
- Ontario Medical Association
- Ontario Power Generation
- Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
- Ontario Waste Management Association
- Power Corporation of Canada
- Power Workers’ Union
- Promation
- PTAG Inc.
- Select Wines
- Seneca
- Siemens Canada
- SNC-Lavalin
- Spirits Canada
- Sun Life
- Uber Canada
- University of Guelph
- Waste Connections of Canada
- Waterloo Brewing Company
- Whirlpool Canada
- WSP Canada
- York University
- Wal Mart
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Questions? Contact Michelle Eaton, VP, Public Affairs at 647-261-4594 or michelleeaton@occ.ca.
