Business View Civil & Municipal | July 2022

12 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 INTERNATIONAL NTARIO grow here in southern Ontario, while creating good jobs for underrepresented Canadians and supporting the economy.”– The Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Agency for Southern Ontario “Through this investment, LatAm Startups is strengthening our local economy and supporting a resilient southern Ontario as we continue to advance economic development. This project will create good and secure jobs for Canadians and provide international entrepreneurs looking to establish themselves here in the region with the tools they need to succeed.”– Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport “On behalf of LatAm Startups I would like to thank FedDev Ontario for supporting our community of newcomers. We are looking forward to working together with our partners TechPlace, Haltech and Innovation Factory. This project will not only have positive impact on our startups, but it is expected to support a number of technology companies to expand, generate more jobs and build a stronger and diverse community in Ontario.”– Miryam Lazarte, CEO, LatAm Startups Quick facts • LatAm Startups is a woman-led non-profit accelerator-incubator in Toronto that works with international startups with a mandate to target international entrepreneurs and help them establish and scale businesses in Canada. LatAm has supported more than 100 scale-ups since its establishment in 2016. • At LatAm Startups, 100 percent of the staff are considered either racialized individuals, people with disabilities (including invisible and episodic disabilities), 2SLGBTQ+ and/or gender and sexually diverse individuals. • The LatAm Startups Conference is an annual event that encourages Canada and Latin Americas to work together towards innovation. This year’s event welcomed 200 attendees and showcased speakers from the Canadian and Latin American startup ecosystems, market entry experts and scaleups. • FedDev Ontario is delivering $224 million through the Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) to help businesses in southern Ontario and the organizations who support them, future- proof, build resiliency and prepare for growth by transitioning to a green, inclusive and competitive economy. • Since 2015, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has invested over $400 million in almost 200 projects related to clean growth in southern Ontario.