Newfoundland and Labrador:

• The provincial government announced details of the $30 million Small Business Assistance Program. 
• The program includes $25 million for eligible small businesses and $5 million for eligible community organizations.
• Small businesses can receive financial support to help them deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as revenue losses and increased costs associated with adapting their businesses.
• The program also provides funds to eligible community organizations facing similar issues.
• Learn more about the Small Business Assistance Program.

Prince Edward Island:

• Innovation PEI is temporarily increasing funding to eight programs to support PEI businesses impacted by COVID-19.
• The programs being adjusted focus on business investment in the areas of planning, capital investments, marketing, and promotion activities.
• The increases will be in effect from November 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.
• Visit InnovationPEI to learn more and apply online.

Nova Scotia:

• New funding is available for farmers who have made health and safety improvements to help protect workers and prevent the spread of COVID-19.
• The federal and provincial governments have agreed to provide about $1.2 million in funding under the Emergency On-Farm Support Fund.
• Applicants are eligible for federal assistance and a provincial top-up worth up to 75 percent of eligible project costs, to a maximum of $50,000.
• The application deadline is December 31, 2020.
• Click here to learn more and apply online.

 

• Applications have opened for the Heating Assistance Rebate Program. The program provides a rebate of up to $200 to low-income Nova Scotians who pay for their own heat.
• The income threshold to qualify for the rebate is $29,000 for one-person households and $44,000 for households with more than one person.
• Click here to learn more and apply online.

Quebec:

• The provincial government will pay out more than $9 million in subsidies for agricultural businesses ahead of schedule.
• Some 5,000 companies will receive payment on November 1, 2020, instead of December 1.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• Service Intégration Travail Outaouais (SITO) will receive $365,055 to carry out a youth employment program.
• The project will help 22 people with an immigrant background who are between the ages of 16 and 30. The participants will acquire tools to facilitate their integration into the labour market.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• The provincial government and Filaction are investing $11.5 million over 10 years to create a Business Development Fund for tourism businesses.
• The funds will help support projects aimed at attracting new clientele, or those that extend the operating period of tourism businesses.
• Read the official release.

 

• The provincial government is investing $850,000 to support tourism in the Lanaudière region, and $50,000 to support tourism in Nunavik.
• The funds come from the Regional Tourism Partnership Agreement and are intended to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Learn more about financial supports for Quebec’s tourism industry.

Ontario:

• The provincial government introduced the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020.
• If passed, the act will provide liability protection for workers, volunteers and organizations that make an honest effort to follow public health guidelines and laws relating to exposure to COVID-19. In addition, it will maintain the right of Ontarians to take legal action against those who willfully, or with gross negligence, endanger others.
• Read the official release.

 

• The provincial government released details of Ontario Onwards, a plan intended to make government services simpler, easier to use, and more convenient and accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
• The plan is a roadmap to make public sector services more customer-focused and digital- and data-driven, while increasing the speed of government operations and decision-making.
• Read more about Ontario Onwards.

Manitoba:

• The provincial government is permanently implementing measures introduced as part of the COVID-19 response to allow more work to be handled electronically.
• Changes to the Companies Office and Financial Institutions Regulation Branch will allow businesses to submit information and documents with electronic signatures or without signatures where appropriate, and issue certificates, documents, and information electronically.
• The amended regulations come into effect on October 31, 2020.
• Read the official release to learn more.

 

• Red River College and the provincial government have announced three additional intakes to the COVID-19 micro-credential program.
• The micro-credential trains health-care workers and students to safely perform a nasal swab on adults and children to collect samples to test for the virus
• Click here for more information about the program, including eligibility requirements and information on how to register.

Alberta:

• The provincial government is providing support to the energy industry to help it recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The measures include an exemption from property taxes for three years when drilling new wells and building new pipelines.
• The government will also eliminate the Well Drilling Equipment Tax for new drills.
• Read the official release.

 

• The provincial government will stop setting monthly oil production limits to allow producers to utilize available pipeline capacity and create jobs.
• While the government will extend its regulatory authority to curtail oil production through December 2021, it will not set production limits due to 16 per cent of Alberta’s crude oil production remaining offline, down from 22 per cent at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Read more about oil production limits in Alberta.

Yukon:

• The territorial government announced the Tourism Accommodation Sector Supplement, a support program worth up to $2.88 million that is being added to the Yukon Business Relief Program to help eligible accommodation businesses.
• The supplement is part of a broader funding package worth up to $15 million over three years to help the Yukon tourism industry deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Read the official release.

Northwest Territories:

• A new initiative will provide funding to enable commercial agriculture producers based in the Northwest Territories to make larger investments in their operations.
• Proposals are being accepted from producers, processors, retailers, and organizations for investments in excess of $100,000, up to a maximum of $200,000.
• The deadline for applications is October 30, 2020. Funded projects must be completed before March 31, 2021.
• Learn more.

 

• Applications are being accepted for two new programs to support harvesters and families going out on the land in 2020-2021.
• The Take a Family on the Land Program provides up to $10,000 in funding to engage families in outdoor learning experiences that encompass northern perspectives, values and practices.
• The COVID Regional Training, Mentorship and Support Program provides funding to support community-led opportunities for harvesting mentorship, on-the-land training and skills development, and supply of country foods into communities.
• Applications for a third new program, the Pilot Trapper Mentorship Program, will open in November.
• Click here to learn more and apply.