COVID-19 Business Resources
The Government of Canada and business organizations across the country continue to come together to support businesses in Canada. Support resources are included below. You can also browse updates from the CWB and upcoming events and webinars.
novascotia.ca/coronavirus and novascotia.ca/news continue to be the best places to look for the most up-to-date community and business information related to COVID-19.
Questions? Contact us to set up a complimentary one-on-one business advisory.
Provincial support
- Nova Scotia Small Business Impact Grant Part 3
One-time grant equal to 15% of sales up to a max of $5,000 - Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
- Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)
Funding for businesses and organizations that have been unable to secure funds or continue to experience hardship, administered by ACOA, CBDCs and CEED (Urban Main Street Loan Initiative) - Agriculture Response Program
Four streams of funding assistance available – mitigation and adaptation, marketing, product movement and distribution, strategic projects
Visit novascotia.ca/coronavirus for all provincial supports and programs.
Federal support
- Canada Business Emergency Account (CEBA)
Up to $60,000 interest-free loan (with 33% forgiveness if repaid by Dec 31, 2022) - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Subsidies available to cover a percentage of employee wages;
see also 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) - Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
Subsidies to cover part of commercial rent or property expenses - Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP) Guarantee
Guaranteed, low-interest loans of $25K-$1M - Extended Work-Sharing program
Extended max agreement (38 to 76 weeks) and eligibility - Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)
Bridge financing for large employers - Indigenous Community Business Fund
Non-repayable financial contributions to help support operating costs for First Nation, Inuit and Metis community-or-collectively-owned businesses - Black Entrepreneurship Program
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund & Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Visit canada.ca/coronavirus for all federal supports and programs.
Other
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety COVID-19 Safety Resources
- Statistics Canada Survey on Business Conditions
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) business planning toolkit
- Export Development Canada (EDC) support during COVID-19
- Tender notices on the Nova Scotia Procurement website
- Wellness Together Canada
Free well-being resources to help Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic - If you have experienced domestic abuse, know that you are not alone. There is help available to you, wherever you are in Nova Scotia. Resource map.