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Economic Development Advisory Committee
Agenda
October 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Conestoga Room
City of Kitchener
200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 407
People interested in participating in this meeting can email Committee Administrator, Navitha
Nandakumar at navitha.nandakumar@kitchener.ca. Please refer to the delegation section on the
agenda below for the registration deadline. Written comments received will be circulated to the
Committee prior to the meeting and will form part of the public record.
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Chair: Joe Curto
Vice-Chair: Margaret Lam
Pages
1. Commencement
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General
Nature Thereof
Members of Council and members of the City's local boards/committees are
required to file a written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a
conflict is declared, please visit www.kitchener.ca/conflict to submit your written
form.
3. Delegations
Pursuant to Council's Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address
the Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. All Delegations must register
by TIME on DATE, in order to participate in the meeting electronically.
Pursuant to Council's Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address
the Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. All delegations must register
in order to participate in the meeting. Delegation registration is permitted up to
the start of the meeting.
4. Information Items
4.1 Economic Update- Canada and Waterloo
Region
R. Both, Director - Global Strategy, TD Securities and Matthew Wong,
VP - Foreign Exchange @ TD Securities will share insights on recent
economic data, covering tariffs, interest rates, recession trends and
Canada's growth outlook.
5. Discussion Items
5.1 Make It Kitchener 2.0 Refresh - Review of the
Five Core Areas of Focus
• Evaluation of the Five Area of Focus
• Health Innovation
• Creative Industries
• City-wide Startup Network
• Affordable and Attainable Housing
• A vibrant, Active City
• What information is needed to assess the relevance of each
focus area?
• Does the 2019 research rationale remain applicable in today's
context.
• Are there new emerging issues/trends that should be
considered.
6. Adjournment
Navitha Nandakumar
Committee Administrator