Powering our future

Powering our Future

Learn more about Powering our future in the City’s Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan initiatives and measures

Initiatives

  • Accelerate Guelph’s innovation economy through partnerships
  • Help businesses to succeed and add value to the community
  • Support businesses as they adapt to changing workforce needs

Measures

  • Number of new businesses and collaborations with priority innovative sectors
  • Percentage of businesses reporting Guelph as a good place to do business

Included in this priority

2021 to 2024 budget Impacts

  • Implementation of economic development strategy including last step of funding for Community Improvement Plans
  • Development of a Tourism Rebuild Strategy – indefinite pause on implementation of a Municipal Accommodation Tax, proposed one-time emergency funding program for businesses in the tourism sector to assist with impact of COVID
  • City-owned fibre network that will reduce operating wifi/internet costs, provide the infrastructure backbone for enhanced digital services like community hotspots on transit and offer an opportunity for partnerships and revenue generation

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Total operating budget for Powering our Future

Total capital budget for Powering our Future

Total corporate budget requests for Powering our Future