Business Resources
- Best Practices
- Social Media Graphics
- Retail Social Distancing Graphics and Barriers
- Financial Assistance Programs
- Foreign Worker Program
- Communication Tools
Spectrim Label has Covid-19 Decal Kits and Protective Barriers available. For more information, click here for decals and click here for barriers.
Smartlink provides a great selection of Social Distancing signs to place around your business/retail store locations to remind everyone to maintain the distancing guidelines. Options can include self- branding.
Click here for their website: http://smartlinkus.com/covid-19-graphic-aids/
Hamilton Commercial Printers Inc. has social distancing and hand washing signs available with optional customization with your company logo. Click Here for more information!
Financial Assistance Programs Available
For the most up to date information on Canada’s COVID-19 support programs please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/coronavirus.html#h4.02
Supports for Covering Labour Costs
- Employment Insurance
- If your employees are directly affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and they are no longer working, you must issue a Record of Employment (ROE).
- More information https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness/apply.html
- CERB
- Financial support up to $2000/month for up to 16 weeks.
- Eligible to employed or self-employed Canadians directly affected by COVID-19.
- More information https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html
- Work-Sharing Program
- Work-Sharing (WS) is a program that helps employers and employees avoid layoffs when there is a temporary decrease in business activity beyond the control of the employer. The program provides Employment Insurance (EI) benefits to eligible employees who agree to reduce their normal working hours and share the available work while their employer recovers. Work-Sharing is an agreement between employers, employees and the Government of Canada.
- More information https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/esdc-edsc/documents/corporate/notices/coronavirus/overview-presentation-e.pdf
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- Subsidize up to 75% of wages up to $847/week per employee.
- Eligible to employers facing a 15% decline in revenue in March.
- More information https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan/wage-subsidy.html
Supports for Covering Business Costs
- Farm Credit Canada COVID-19 support program
- To ensure producers, agribusinesses and food processors can remain focused on business-critical functions rather than worrying about how to access funds to keep operating through this challenging period, effective immediately, FCC has put in place:
- a deferral of principal and interest payments up to six months for existing loans; or a deferral of principal payments up to 12 months
- access to an additional credit line up to $500,000, secured by general security agreements or universal movable hypothec (Québec only)
- More information https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/covid-19/program-details.html
- Canada Emergency Business Account (BCAP)
- Up to $40,000
- 0% interest until December 31, 2022
- Available through your primary financial institution
- To ensure producers, agribusinesses and food processors can remain focused on business-critical functions rather than worrying about how to access funds to keep operating through this challenging period, effective immediately, FCC has put in place:
