Your Business May Be Eligible for Financial Supports

Are you a small business needing additional financial supports during COVID-19? Check out some of the programs listed below!

Please note: these programs are subject to change. Be sure to check for deadlines and eligibility requirements.

Financial Supports

• 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy FAQ - CRA

• Additional funding for health, economic, and social support for Indigenous peoples and communities

• Business Credit Availability Program - BDC & EDC

• Business Development Canada (multiple programs)

• Financial Management 

• Operational Efficiency 

• Business Continuity Planning

• Canada Emergency Business Account - BDC & EDC - Update: Now includes owner operated small businesses

• Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses - CMHC - Update: extended to now cover the month of July

• Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) 

• Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organization Funding - more details to come

• Deferral of GST/HST Tax Remittances FAQs - CRA

• Deferral of Sales Tax Remittance and Customs Duty Payments - Department of Finance

• Digital Mainstreet - Programs for Ontario Businesses

• Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19

• The Emergency Wage Subsidy

• Employment Insurance

• Extended validation periods for driver, vehicle and carrier products and services

• Financial Supports for Canada’s Energy Sector - more details to come 

• Global Adjustment - covers the cost of building new electricity infrastructure in the province, as well as delivering Ontario's conservation programs

• Income Tax Filing and Payment Dates - CRA

• New Loan Programs for Businesses - Department of Finance

• NGen Supercluster Funding for Canadian Manufacturers 

• NRC COVID-19 Programs 

• NRC IRAP Innovation Assistance Program (IAP) - Apply by April 29th!

• Oil and Gas Sector Financing - BDC

• Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund 

• Ontario Provides Urgent Relief for Small Businesses and Landlords - Program expected to be operational in mid-May - stay tuned for more details 

• Ontario Together Fund - TBA

• Recovery & Rebuilding the Region: Design Challenges launch in response to COVID-19 - TechAlliance, Libro Credit Union and Pillar Nonprofit Network

• Regional Relief and Recovery Fund 

• RRRF for DMOs - details from Tourism Industry Association Ontario

• Relief measures for Indigenous businesses - Indigenous Services Canada

• Small Business Relief Fund - Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Upskill with Next Gen - Next Generation Manufacturing Canada

• Work Sharing Program

• WSIB Financial Relief Package

And if you are in Brant, Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk or Oxford County, be sure to contact your local CFDC to see how they can support you:

• Community Futures Oxford

• The Business Help Centre of Middlesex County

• Enterprise Brant

• Venture Norfolk

• Elgin Business Resource Centre

Click the link below to stay up to date with the latest funding incentives and programs: https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/Y9ARp7T