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NOKTOGETHER - NORTH OKANAGAN BUSINESS RESOURCES
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy – introduced to support businesses that are facing revenue losses and to help prevent lay-offs.
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses, Government of Canada
- BCEDA #COVID19 Resources for BC Businesses Guide-updated daily
- Canada Business App – download to find tailored supports to address your specific needs and questions about COVID-19
- Work Sharing Program – temporary measures for the downturn in business due to COVID-19. For more information, call the toll-free number 1-800-367-5693
- EI Sickness Benefits – the one-week waiting period will be waived for new claimants. Those who are eligible can apply online.
- Emergency Support Benefit – introduced to support workers who are not eligible for EI and who are facing unemployment. We will share details on how to apply once they are available.
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Export Development Canada (EDC) – providing more than $10 billion of additional financial support largely targeted to small and medium-sized businesses through the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)
- Bank of Canada – took a series of actions to enhance the resilience of the Canadian financial system and help ensure that financial institutions can continue to extend credit to households and businesses, including cutting the interest rate to 0.75%.
- Income Tax Deferral – businesses have until August 31, 2020 to pay any income tax payments that become owing between March 18, 2020 – September 2020.
- Can your business help? – The Government of Canada would like to hear from businesses and manufacturers who can assist Canada in meeting the need for medical supplies – March 20, 2020
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FROM WORKSAFEBC
Information for employers and employees
WAGE SUBSIDY DETAILS
KPMG has put together a tax news flash on the 75 per cent wage subsidy.
FROM CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Plain Language Guide To Obtaining Government Aid
FROM THE INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA
Information on business insurance
FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
Supply Hub connects medical supplies to health workers
BC Government Small Business Directory
Landlord/Renter Information - March 25
Guidance to BC Manufacturers - March 25
Ministry of Agriculture - March 23
Ministry of Finance - March 23
FROM SMALL BUSINESS BC
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Department of Small Business
- Visit our website for businesses for information about supporting your employees and your business. It is constantly updated as the COVID-19 crisis evolves.
- Contact your local financial institution. Since we know most small businesses have a relationship with their local financial institution already, we’ve worked with the financial sector to increase their lending capability to support you in in this challenging time. They are a good first place to start for help.
- Download the Canada Business App to find tailored supports to address your needs in the face of COVID-19.
- Consult the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s pandemic preparedness guide to help prepare you business in the days and weeks to come.
General Federal Announcements
- Mobilizing Industry to Fight Covid-19 -
- Department of Finance March 18 update
- Resources for Canadian business
FROM THE CANADIAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION
FROM SANDLER TRAINING
FROM BDC
- Seven Steps to Sustain Your Business
- Resources for Business
- How to Cope with the Impact of Covid-19 Webinar
FROM THE CANADIAN CHAMBER
- Canadian Business Resilience Network
- Pandemic Preparedness for Business
- Other Resources
- Letter to the Federal and Provincial Governments
COMMUNITY FUTURES NORTH OKANAGAN
THOMPSON OKANAGAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION
FROM CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION VERNON
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