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As a member of your local Chamber, you are being invited to participate in a very short survey regarding the impact of community safety issues frequently associated with homelessness, mental health and/or addiction and how these issues may/may not be impacting your organization.

In partnership with 17 other Chambers across the network (listed below), your Chamber has volunteered to participate as a member of a Social Action Working Group (SAWG) as an ad hoc committee of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. Through our members, we see how social issues impact economic development and believe healthy communities support prosperity for everyone.

In the preliminary rollout of this survey, we identified three things we need to validate:

• 75% of respondents confirmed they are impacted by community safety issues
• 76% of respondents are located outside of a Downtown/BIA district
• those affected have spent an undocumented $4.7 million in related expenses over the past 5 years

Our goal is to gather sector & zoning demographics along with high level financial cost data to determine whether the issue of community safety justifies a provincial voice from the Chamber network at Queen's Park.

Your responses will remain anonymous.

Social Action Working Group members represent Chambers & Boards of Trade from the communities of
Cambridge, Chatham-Kent, Barrie, Belleville, Brampton, Brantford-Brant, Brockville, Hamilton, Lindsay, Leamington, London, Mississauga, Orillia, Oshawa, Peterborough & Kawartha Lakes, Port Hope, St. Thomas, Thunder Bay

City*

State/Province*

What zoning applies best to your location in the community?*

Agricultural/Rural

Commercial

Community Service

Industrial

Mixed-use

Special District - Downtown

What best describes your business sector (click arrow for options or enter your answer in Other)?*

RetailHospitalityPublic ServiceNon-profit/CharityPrivate/Client ServicesManufacturingConstruction/TradesOther...

If "Other", please specify

Have community safety issues/concerns had an impact on your business? (If you answer NO scroll down and SUBMIT your response)*

Yes

No

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What year did your business/organization first experience unexpected or unprecedented safety/security issues?

2019 (and earlier)

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Anecdotally, we have heard of different costs that might be related to increasing safety and security for your business.

The following questions will ask where you have had new expenses and where your regular expenses have increased beyond normal and specifically as a result of safety and security issues.

If you would care to offer additional information, there is a comment option after the last question.

Select any/all that apply to Physical Security Enhancements (capital investments/expenses) you had to pay for:

Video Surveillance/CCTV

Alarms

Lighting

Fencing

Repairs related to vandalism or graffiti

Relocation of business

Could you provide a ballpark estimate on the total cost of capital expenses (over time) incurred from any of the above? (numerical info only please)

Select any normal/operating expenses that have risen specifically as a result of dealing with safety & security issues

Security Personnel

Background Checks

Safety Procedures & Training

Insurance Premiums

Liability Claims

Theft (proportionately higher)

Reduced business hours

Rebuilding trust/marketing

Bylaw enforcement fines

Could you provide a ballpark estimate on the total cost of operating expenses incurred from any of the above? (numerical info only please)

Have you contributed to community programs to support solutions ($, time, talent)? (select all that apply)

cash donations

committee involvement

community safety initiatives

Is there a specific expense you would like to tell us about that wasn't included above?

If you have an experience you would be prepared to share you may include it here. PLEASE NOTE - these may be shared publicly so do not include any identifying remarks if you wish to remain anonymous.

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