/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Minister Ng to visit ICON Digital Productions, a local Markham business that has repurposed its operations to help in the fight against COVID-19/

OTTAWA, ON, June 25, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade and Member of Parliament for Markham–Thornhill, will visit ICON Digital Productions in Markham to highlight how the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and other economic measures are helping Canadian businesses.

ICON is a full-service print and digital media solution company with offices in Toronto, Montréal and New York. It has accessed the wage subsidy to rehire employees and has repurposed its production facility to produce personal protective equipment to help in the fight against COVID-19.

A media availability will follow, and Minister Ng will answer questions from journalists.

Date: Friday, June 26, 2020
Time: 10:45 a.m. ET
Location: ICON Digital Productions, 7495 Birchmount Road, Markham, Ontario

Notes:

• Journalists who want to participate must confirm their attendance in writing to the following email address by 9:30 a.m. ET on Friday, June 26, 2020: [email protected].
• People attending the event must not present any symptoms similar to COVID-19 or have been in contact with anyone who has received a positive diagnosis within the last 14 days. Please note that wearing a face mask is strongly recommended.

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SOURCE Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Contacts: Ryan Nearing, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, [email protected], 343-551-0244; Media Relations Office, Global Affairs Canada, 343-203-7700, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]

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