Minister Ng announces launch of Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced the launch of the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program, or HASCAP. As first outlined in the 2020 Fall Economic Statement, HASCAP will provide financial support to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Businesses across Canada continue […]
Ontario Supports Modernization of Small and Rural Communities
The Ontario government is investing over $40 million during COVID-19 to help small and rural municipalities improve the delivery of critical programs and services. The funding, under the Municipal Modernization Program, is part of the government’s $125 million investment through 2022-23 to help small and rural municipalities become more efficient and save taxpayers’ dollars. “Our […]
Applications Now Open for Ontario’s Small Business Support Grant
The Ontario government has opened applications for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The grant, first announced in December, provides a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $20,000 to eligible small businesses who have had to restrict their operations due to the Provincewide Shutdown. The tightened restrictions were put in place to help […]
RT07 – Applications Now Being Accepted for COVID Tourism Response Fund
Is your tourism business owned, managed, led, or does it service under-represented groups; Indigenous, Women, Francophone, Youth, Persons with Disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Visible Minorities, and LGBTQ2+ communities? As the diversity of tourism offerings and leadership in Grey and Simcoe counties and the cities of Barrie and Orillia grow, this financial support will assist you and […]
Ontario Supporting Home-Based Food Businesses During COVID-19
The Ontario government is supporting home-based food businesses by providing a guide on how to start a home-based food business, which includes an overview of public health requirements that need to be followed as a food operator. To further support these entrepreneurs, the government has also made regulatory changes to allow more flexibility to sell […]
Ontario Announces New Small Business Support Grant
The government recognizes that small businesses impacted by the recently announced shutdown will require additional support so they can continue serving their communities and employing people in Ontario once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. That is why the government is announcing the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant, which will provide a minimum of $10,000 and […]
Canada Revenue Agency launches the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Registry
To protect Canadians’ jobs and support businesses throughout the pandemic, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The wage subsidy has protected more than 4 million jobs across the country, giving millions of Canadian families certainty about their next paycheque. Unanimously supported by Parliament, as of December 13, 2020, the wage […]
Government announces wage subsidy rate increase to 75 per cent
Since March, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy has protected more than 4 million jobs, helping businesses and workers through the challenges of the pandemic. Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, announced that the government has concluded the necessary regulatory changes to raise the maximum wage subsidy rate to […]
Ontario Caps Food Delivery Fees to Protect Small Businesses
Lower fees to support restaurants where indoor dining is prohibited: the Ontario government is helping small and independent restaurants during COVID-19 by capping high food delivery fees. The Supporting Local Restaurants Act, 2020 will come into effect tomorrow, December 19, at 12:01 a.m. Food delivery companies will be required to limit the rates they charge […]
Ontario Supports Employers and Employees Impacted by COVID-19
The Ontario government is taking action to protect jobs by helping businesses avoid costly payouts and potential closures and continues offering protection to workers that are laid off due to COVID-19. These measures are being adopted through the extension of regulatory amendments that were put in place at the outset of the pandemic and through […]