Final Session: Mental Health and Addictions Awareness
International Students to Help Labour Shortage
Passionate about Downtown Kingston?
Member Surveys
Nighttime Santa Parade
Pumpkin Pomegranate Sorbet at Churn Small Batch Ice Cream 🎃🍨
Business Support Office
Are you a business owner looking to connect with municipal services and resources? The City of Kingston is pleased to introduce the Business Support Office, a new service with the goal of helping business owners and operators navigate municipal supports and connect with resources. Learn more about the office at one of two online information sessions:
Oct. 19, 9 a.m.
Nov. 23, 6 p.m.
Click below to register for an information session or contact us with a business inquiry.
Embrace fall and enjoy some of our downtown Kingston restaurants, bars and cafes by sampling some of the Pumpkinferno inspired menu items. Savour tasty pumpkin soups, brown butter tarts, pumpkin spice mousse, pumpkin ice cream, cocktails and so much more!
International students to help address Canada’s labour shortage
Excellent news for the industry as we enter a busy Fall season...Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a new temporary measure aimed at alleviating Canada's historic labour shortages. This policy change will allow over 500,000 international students already in Canada to work more hours by lifting the 20-hour limit. The limit will be lifted temporarily on November 15 until the end of 2023.
The end of a 4-year term is on the horizon for our current volunteer Board of Management. At November's Downtown Kingston AGM, members will have the opportunity to elect new board directors from a list of nominees. Elected directors will serve a 4 year term from January 2023 – December 2026.
Please consider if you or someone in our membership would be a good candidate. The BIA needs a strong, engaged board going forward.
Applications are due no later than October 21st at 4:00 pm for the 2022 Nighttime Santa Parade! The big guy is making his highly anticipated return to downtown Kingston on Saturday, November 19th. The parade begins promptly at 5:00 pm and wraps up at approximately 7:00 pm with the tree lighting ceremony in Springer Market Square.
We understand how your task list keeps growing, so to help you put the member survey on the top of your to-do list we are offering an incentive!!! Help us improve our visitor experience on our website by adding a short bio and an image of your business.
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