Tag: government support
B.C. Provides Grants to Help Businesses Launch Online
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is investing $12 million to help businesses launch or upgrade an online store that will provide the platform they...
Federal Government Launches Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program
OTTAWA — The federal government has launched the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP), which will provide financial support to businesses that have...
Alberta Increases Support for Small Businesses
CALGARY — The Alberta government is expanding and increasing the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant to help support businesses in the province.
In November,...
Federal Government Proposes New and Updated Support Measures
OTTAWA — The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19: Fall Economic Statement 2020 on...
New Support for Small Businesses Announced
OTTAWA — During Small-Business Week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced an investment of $12 million...
Government Announces New Support for Businesses
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced plans to introduce new, targeted supports to help hard-hit businesses and other organizations experiencing a drop in...
Government Extending Rent-Relief Program
OTTAWA — On September 8, it was announced that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses will be extended by one...
Feds Announce Canada’s First-Ever Black Entrepreneurship Program
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced investments of up to nearly $221 million, in partnership with Canadian financial institutions, to launch Canada’s...
Restaurant Companies Express Frustration With Landlords, Government and Third-Party-Delivery Companies
AS COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc around the world, businesses are being forced to deal with repercussions of a lockdown that has no end...
New Support Announced for Large and Medium Businesses
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new measures, under the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, to support large and medium-sized...
