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CITY O_ .CANADA
N146ARA FAILS,
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
March 18, 2025
No. 13
Moved by: Councillor Pietrangelo
Seconded by: Councillor Strange
Re: Motion Respecting Supporting Niagara's Business Community and Advocating for Economic
Resilience Measures.
At the Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls Council meeting held on March 18, 2025, the
Niagara Falls City Council passed a resolution to receive and support the correspondence
received from the Niagara Region Respecting Niagara's Business Community and Advocating
for Economic Resilience Measures.
THAT Council RECEIVE and SUPPORT the motion put forth by Niagara Regional Council at
their Regional Council meeting of February 20, 2025, respecting supporting Niagara's business
Community and Advocating for Economic Resilience Measures.
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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WILLIAM G. MATSON, CITY CLERK JAMES M. DIODATI, MAYOR
Niagaraails
March 24, 2025
DISTRIBUTION LIST SENT ELECTRONICALLY
Re: Motion Respecting Supporting Niagara's Business Community and Advocating for
Economic Resilience Measures
Please be advised the Municipal Council of the City of Niagara Falls at its meeting of March
18, 2025, received and supported correspondence that was received from the Regional
Council of Niagara.The correspondence was the following motion passed at their February
20, 2025 meeting in regards to Respecting Supporting Niagara's Business Community and
Advocating for Economic Resilience Measures:
WHEREAS Niagara is a critical hub for trade between the United States and Canada with
our economy benefitting greatly from an historically positive trade relationship with the
United States;
WHEREAS Niagara's business community has repeatedly shown its strength and resiliency
navigating extreme economic uncertainty;
WHEREAS the U.S. market accounts for 72 per cent of total exports from Niagara
businesses,with export trade directly supporting over 30,000 jobs in Niagara;
WHEREAS in 2023, 532 Niagara businesses exported $5.9 billion in goods to the United
States; and
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WHEREAS Niagara's identity as a border community places the region at particular
economic risk during periods of trade uncertainty.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That Regional Council AFFIRMS its strong support for the local Niagara businesses
that rely on positive trade relationships with the United States to contribute to our
local economy;
2. That Regional Council DIRECT the Regional Chair to work alongside staff to
undertake advocacy efforts calling on the Federal and Provincial governments to
enhance the economic strength and resiliency of Niagara and other communities by:
a) Reducing barriers to interprovincial trade, enhancing internal trade and economic
flow within Canada;
b) Encouraging the formation of local trade alliances to strengthen regional supply
chains and ensure greater self-reliance;
c) Supporting export market diversification by promoting the intensification of
foreign market development and opportunities in places such as the United
Kingdom and European Union or other favourable markets;
d) Increasing investment to support economic resiliency, including Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) promotion,workforce development support and expedited
development of strategic growth sectors;
e) Reinforcing the necessity of a strong and integrated Canada-U.S. trade
relationship, emphasizing mutual benefits;
f) Exploring the need for a border community economic alliance and trade strategy
for the benefits of border communities across Canada;
g) Removing any impediments for municipalities to buy Canadian for capital
projects; and
3. That this motion BE CIRCULATED to Niagara's Area Municipalities, the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, local Members of Parliament, local Members of Provincial
Parliament, Niagara's Chambers of Commerce and Business Improvement
Areas and the Niagara Industrial Association.
Distribution List:
Local Area Municipalities
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Local Members of Parliament
Niagara's Chambers of Commerce
Niagara's BIA's
Niagara Industrial Association
Attached please find a copy of the correspondence received from Niagara Regional
council, dated February 20, 2025.
Thank you for attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
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Bill Matson
Administration
Office of the Regional Clerk
Niagara »„ f Region 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, PO Box 1042,Thorold,ON L2V 4T7
Telephone:905-980-6000 Toll-free: 1-800-263-7215 Fax:905-687-4977
www.n i ag a ra re g i o n.c a
February 25, 2025
CL 3- 2025, February 20, 2025
DISTRIBUTION LIST
SENT ELECTRONICALLY
Motion Respecting Supporting Niagara's Business Community and Advocating
for Economic Resilience Measures
Regional Council, at its meeting held on February 20, 2025, passed the following
motion:
WHEREAS Niagara is a critical hub for trade between the United States and Canada
with our economy benefitting greatly from an historically positive trade relationship with
the United States;
WHEREAS Niagara's business community has repeatedly shown its strength and
resiliency navigating extreme economic uncertainty;
WHEREAS the U.S. market accounts for 72 per cent of total exports from Niagara
businesses, with export trade directly supporting over 30,000 jobs in Niagara;
WHEREAS in 2023, 532 Niagara businesses exported $5.9 billion in goods to the
United States; and
WHEREAS Niagara's identity as a border community places the region at
particular economic risk during periods of trade uncertainty.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That Regional Council AFFIRMS its strong support for the local Niagara businesses
that rely on positive trade relationships with the United States to contribute to our
local economy;
2. That Regional Council DIRECT the Regional Chair to work alongside staff to
undertake advocacy efforts calling on the Federal and Provincial governments to
enhance the economic strength and resiliency of Niagara and other communities by:
a) Reducing barriers to interprovincial trade, enhancing internal trade and economic
flow within Canada;
b) Encouraging the formation of local trade alliances to strengthen regional supply
chains and ensure greater self-reliance;
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c) Supporting export market diversification by promoting the intensification of
foreign market development and opportunities in places such as the United
Kingdom and European Union or other favourable markets;
d) Increasing investment to support economic resiliency, including Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) promotion, workforce development support and expedited
development of strategic growth sectors;
e) Reinforcing the necessity of a strong and integrated Canada-U.S. trade
relationship, emphasizing mutual benefits;
f) Exploring the need for a border community economic alliance and trade strategy
for the benefits of border communities across Canada;
g) Removing any impediments for municipalities to buy Canadian for capital
projects; and
3. That this motion BE CIRCULATED to Niagara's Area Municipalities, the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, local Members of Parliament, local Members of Provincial
Parliament, Niagara's Chambers of Commerce and Business Improvement
Areas and the Niagara Industrial Association.
Yours truly,
Ann-Marie Norio
Regional Clerk
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CLK-C 2025-013
Distribution List:
Local Area Municipalities
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Local Members of Parliament
Local Members of Provincial Parliament
Niagara's Chambers of Commerce
Niagara's BIAs
Niagara Industrial Association