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EMC Canada

Southwestern Ontario

EMC members in Southwestern Ontario actively engage best practice sharing and bench marking with each other through facilitated activities and informative “Strategic Interest Group” sessions. Members can rely on the tools EMC provides, and each other, for the relevant information & insights they need to help them on a daily basis.

I appreciate your continued membership and I look forward to continuing to assist you anyway I can.

Contact Jason Today!

Contact Information

Jason Bates
Manufacturing Consortium Manager
519-854-7001jbates@emccanada.org

Upcoming Events

Section 338 Tariffs

VirtualAugust 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Due to the 3-day pause, this event date and time has been moved from it’s originally planned date.

Stay informed on the latest Canada–U.S. trade developments and what they could mean for your business.

As trade negotiations between Canada and the United States continue, Canadian manufacturers are facing increased uncertainty.

WSIB Cuts Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF)

VirtualAugust 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM

With the closure of WSIB’s Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF), Schedule 1 employers need to reassess how they manage claims costs involving issues of causation, pre-existing conditions, and pre-accident impairments.

Workplace Assessment

VirtualSeptember 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Join us for a 1.5-hour guided Workplace Assessment session where employers and their team members will be supported through the process of benchmarking their organization and identifying opportunities to strengthen workplace inclusion and retention.

Supervisors as Workforce Developers

VirtualSeptember 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM