Coronavirus

As infection rates and hospital numbers continue to fall, the Manitoba government has announced it will slowly begin to ease restrictions, starting with the reopening of most retail stores at strict c...Learn More

To help Canadians better navigate the health protocols to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and misinformation about vaccination, there has been a new section added to the government tool kit ...Learn More

The Alberta government is expanding the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant to allow businesses that started operating between March 1 and October 31, 2020, to be eligible for this pr...Learn More

In addition to the grants for small businesses mentioned above, retailers may apply for temporary property tax and energy bill rebates if they were required to shut down or significantly restrict serv...Learn More

This grant provides a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $20,000 to eligible small businesses whose operations have been restricted due to the provincewide shutdown. Small businesses can use this fund...Learn More

Over the weekend, the Ontario government issued a 30-day extension to the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (or, the “ROA”). RCC wants to clarify what this means, and w...Learn More

Canadian businesses, non-profit organizations, or charities who have seen a drop in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for a subsidy to cover part of their commercial rent or propert...Learn More

Ontario grants for small business Ontario’s previously announced flexible supports for small business can now be applied for. Ontario will provide up to $20,000 in scenarios where businesses (includ...Learn More

The government announced that it is increasing the income threshold for its Essential Service Worker Support Program (wage subsidy) to allow more essential workers (including retail workers) to qualif...Learn More

The Manitoba government has announced it is extending the Manitoba Bridge Grant application deadline from January 8, 2021 until January 31, 2021 and expanding eligibility to offer financial support fo...Learn More