Nova Scotia:

• A one-time grant of up to $5,000 is being made available to support businesses in Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County that have been ordered by Public Health to temporarily close in response to rising cases of COVID-19.
• Eligible businesses will receive a one-time grant of 15 percent of their average monthly gross revenues for April 2019, or from February 2020 if it is a new business, up to a maximum of $5,000.
• Learn more about financial support for businesses.

 

• The provincial government announced a $21.5-million investment in new computers and technology for students.
• The province will purchase up to 32,000 new Chromebooks so students can learn from home, if needed. Schools around the province will receive upgraded Wi-Fi, servers and routers to boost the capacity of teachers to support students learning from home.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government announced measures to protect renters from excessive rent increases.
• Under the Emergency management Act, rents cannot increase by more than two percent per year, and landlords will not be able to get an eviction order to carry out renovations.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government announced a broad asymptomatic testing strategy for people who patronize or work in late-night bars and restaurants.
• Anyone who works in a licensed establishment or went to a bar or restaurant in Halifax Regional Municipality after 10 p.m. in the past two weeks should book a COVID-19 test, even if they don’t have symptoms.
• Read the official release to learn more.

Quebec:

• The provincial government will spend $114.6 million to support individuals in their process of requalification or upgrading of their skills.
• This new program should benefit nearly 20,000 Quebecers by paying them a weekly $500 requalification allowance for the duration of their training.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government will spend $5 million over the next five years on a youth infrastructure program to support organizations working with people aged 15 to 29.
• Eligible organizations are invited to submit a project intention submission by January 21, 2021.
• Get more details about the Youth Infrastructure Financial Assistance Program.

 

• The provincial government is providing $460,178 to the Mauricie Automobile Industry Joint Committee to train 22 workers in auto mechanics.
• The work-study training will allow participants to develop their skills to better respond to the rapid development of technologies in the automotive sector.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government is providing $18.4 million to support the construction of three accommodation centers intended to improve accessibility to studies for First Nations youth.
• In addition to affordable housing, culturally relevant and integrated services will be offered to tenants and members of their families with the aim of encouraging school perseverance, fostering educational success and ensuring that the return or continuation of studies be a success for all members of the family.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government is providing $4.5 million to support the industry and promote tourism in the Montreal region.
• $ 3 million will allow Tourisme Montréal to develop the role of the metropolis as a gateway to Quebec, and $1.5 million will provide direct support to tourism organizations and businesses.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government is providing almost $155,000 to the International Organization of La Francophonie to help women and girls cope with the pandemic.
• The money will  go towards the education of girls, vocational training and entrepreneurship trades, the development of income-generating activities and creators of employment and integration of women into the formal sector of the labor market.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government will spend $1,825,568 over two years to renew the Your 1st  Aerospace Job Program.
• The project will allow 130 new graduates who wish to pursue an aerospace orientation to use their academic skills by offering them relevant work experience.
• Read the official release to learn more.

Ontario:

• The provincial government is launching a new streamlined application process for social assistance, providing financial support to those affected by COVID-19.
• The new online process is being prototyped in Hamilton, York Region, Chatham-Kent, District of Parry Sound, Durham, Greater Sudbury, and County of Renfrew.
• Read the official release to learn more.

Manitoba:

• The new $35-million Caregiver Wage Support Program will be available to more than 20,000 Manitobans currently working full-time or part-time on the front lines of the pandemic response.
• Eligible employees will receive an hourly $5 top-up to their wages, based on the number of hours worked between Nov. 1, 2020, and Jan. 10, 2021.
• To qualify, workers must earn a regular wage of $25 per hour or less.
• Learn more about the Caregiver Wage Support Program.

Alberta:

• The provincial government is providing more financial support to those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic through the opportunity to apply for a second payment from the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant.
• The Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant offers financial assistance to Alberta businesses, cooperatives and non-profit organizations with fewer than 500 employees that faced restrictions or closures from public health orders, and experienced a revenue loss of at least 40 per cent due to the pandemic.
• Applications will be open until March 31, 2021.
• To learn more about the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant, or to apply online, click here.

 

• The new Driving Back to Work grant program will cover up to 90 per cent of the cost of the Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) program for 300 unemployed Albertans to earn a Class 1 commercial truck driver licence.
• Alberta is expected to have a shortage of 3,600 commercial truck drivers by 2023.
• Read the official release to learn more.

Northwest Territories:

• The COVID Alert app is now available in the Northwest Territories.
• The app helps notify users if they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
• Click here to download the app.

Yukon:

• The Yukon Essential Workers Income Support Program has been extended to February 15, 2021. 
• The program provides low-income essential workers with a wage top-up of up to $4.00 per hour for 16 weeks. All services identified as critical or essential in the Guidelines for the delivery of critical, essential and other services are eligible.
• Employers must apply on behalf of their staff and may choose when the 16 week benefit is applied between October 15, 2020 and February 15, 2021.
• Employers can email the Department of Economic Development to apply.