COVID-19 SME Teleconference And Important Most To Date Links
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT – Wage subsidies increased to 75%
We will provide you with more details on the newly announced wage subsidies increase to 75% as they become available.
Today from 3-4 pm ET, the Chamber of Commerce will be offering a Webinar that will be briefing on how the Federal Government will be rolling out the programs to support the Canadian SME and their employees. Some of the topics will be;
- Employment Insurance
- Work-Sharing Program
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- EI and Canada Emergeny Response Benefit (CERB)
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New Resources/Nouvelles resources
Learn how your province or territory is taking action on COVID-19 https://www.canadaspremiers.ca/covid-19/
BMO COVID-19 Update https://www.bmo.com/main/personal/bmo-branches-coronavirus-update/
CIBC COVID-19 Support https://www.cibc.com/en/personal-banking/advice-centre/covid-19/financial-assistance.html
Key Information Tools
Announcement by Minister of Finance, March 25 https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/introduces-canada-emergency-response-benefit-to-help-workers-and-businesses.html
Work-Sharing Program
Service Canada has created a bilingual enquiry unit for employers affected by COVID-19 that are seeking information related to the Work-Sharing Program. Enquiries can be sent to the mailbox below for specific Work-Sharing information or to request general information about the Program:
EDSC.DGOP.TP.REP-RES.WS.POB.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca
For help understanding the definition of essential services across borders and to understand what documentation will be required at the Canada – US border
· Canada Border Services Agency has established a toll free line, staffed 24/7, to answer specific questions about Border Crossing: 1-800-461-9999 from within Canada, and 1-204-983-3500 or 1-506-636-5064 from outside Canada.
BDC Webinar How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business – Watch the webinar on YouTube
English: https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/webinars/pages/how-cope-impacts-covid-19-on-your-business.aspx?utm_campaign=Covid19-In-Business–2020-03–FR&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqcst=272&elqcsid=9995
EDC support announced March 24, 2020 https://www.edc.ca/en/campaign/coronavirus-covid-19.html
Canada Revenue Agency – Helping Canadians with the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update.html
Exemptions to travel restrictions to protect Canadians and support the economy
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/03/canada-provides-update-on-exemptions-to-travel-restrictions-to-protect-canadians-and-support-the-economy.html
Prime Minister announces support for farmers and agri-food businesses under Canada’s response to COVID-19
https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/03/23/prime-minister-announces-support-farmers-and-agri-food-businesses
Expedited access to disinfectants, hand sanitizers and personal protective equipment to help limit the spread of COVID-19, as well as swabs for testing https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2020/72623a-eng.php
BDC Webinar (March 25th) How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business
https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/webinars/pages/how-cope-impacts-covid-19-on-your-business.aspx?utm_campaign=Covid19-In-Business–2020-03–FR&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqcst=272&elqcsid=9995
Business Credit Availability Program
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/financial-sector-policy/business-credit-availability-program.html
Resources for Canadian businesses: COVID-19
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/maintaingrowimprovebusiness/resources-for-canadian-businesses.html
Call to Action: Canadian manufacturers needed to help combat COVID-19
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/maintaingrowimprovebusiness/manufacturers-needed.html
COVID-19 Economic Response Plan Announcements
Prime Minister announces more support for workers and businesses through Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/03/18/prime-minister-announces-more-support-workers-and-businesses-through
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
Stay Connected/Soyez informés
Canada Business App: www.canada.ca/business-app.
COVID-19 subscription for Public Health Updates
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/corporate/stay-informed-stay-connected/public-health-updates/subscribe.html
Business Supports
Department of Finance – Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/canadas-covid-19-economic-response-plan-support-for-canadians-and-businesses.html
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Resources for Canadian businesses
https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/campaign-campagne/ressources-entreprises-COVID-19-business-resources.aspx?lang=eng
Work-Sharing Program – Temporary special measures
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/work-sharing/temporary-measures-forestry-sector.html
Canada Revenue Agency – Helping Canadians with the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update.html
What Canada’s Regional Development Agencies are doing to help business during the COVID-19 pandemic
HTML – PDF version
HTML – Version PDF
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Employment and Social Development Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/coronavirus.html
Export Development Canada COVID-19 https://www.edc.ca/en/campaign/coronavirus-covid-19.html
Business Development Bank of Canada https://www.bdc.ca/en/pages/special-support.aspx?special-initiative=covid19