1. Infrastructure investment
- Build sustainable public infrastructure that serves future community needs
- Support digital needs of small and medium-sized enterprises
- Champion projects that quickly and sustainably relaunch the economy

2. Committing to municipal efficiency and resilience
- Implement an independent service delivery audit and governance review
- Dismantle internal municipal barriers to deliver the best services at the lowest cost
- Harmonize regulations to expedite economic recovery
- Commit to a provincial/municipal relationship that prioritizes resilience, efficiency and service delivery

3. Enabling sectors to thrive, particularly accommodation, food and retail industries
- Seek reduced trade barriers across provinces and support businesses as they grow internationally
- Provide working capital grants or guaranteed loans to sectors such as accommodation and food services
- Seek provincial/federal funding and third-party investment to fund economic drivers

4. Reestablishing trade and supply chains
- Consider a cross-border regional approach to reopening
- Commit to elimination of trade barriers to ease the movement of goods and services
- Champion free and open international trade

5. Access to a skilled labour force
- Commit to local economic and demographic data
- Ensure government re-training programs meet market demands
- Support private sector up-skilling/re-skilling needs
- Expand work-integrated learning


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