Local Resources & Programs
- MRC Pontiac’s COVID-19 Emergency Assistance to Small and Medium Enterprises Program
- MRC Pontiac’s Small Business Recovery Fund (Closed)
- Regional Relief & Recovery Fund – SADC Pontiac
Financial Aid for Organizations & NGOs
Federal Finacial Aid Programs
- Guidance for workplaces and businesses
- CERS (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy)
- CEBA (Canada Emergency Business Account)
- Recovery benefits for Canadians
- CEWS (Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy)
- BCAP (Business Credit Availability Program)
- RRRF (Regional Relief and Recovery Funds)
- Canada United Small Business Relief Fund
- BEP (Black Entrepreneurship Program)
- Support for Indigenous businesses
- Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility
- Support for Entrepreneurs Impacted by Coronavirus
Provincial Resources & Programs
- Emergency Assistance for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
- Temporary concerted action program for enterprises (PACT) (French only)
- Resources for Quebec businesses
- Je travaille! A simple and free job offer service
- Reopening and maintaining economic activities
Small businesses and self-employed
- Small Business Help Centre
Resources and tools from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) - Posters and signage
Printable templates from the Canadian Business Resilience Network (CBRN) - Rules for federally-regulated workplaces
How to prepare for, manage and address issues caused by the spread of the virus - Taxes and benefits
Updates to income tax filing, payment deadlines and audits from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) - Work-sharing program
Avoid layoffs in your workplace - Advice and tools to overcome the crisis
Online resources developed by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - Record of employment
Issue records of employment to your employees so they can apply for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits - Fill a position
Advertise a job on Job Bank and receive maximum exposure through several job search platforms
Posters for mandatory masks (effective July 18th, 2020):
Other resources:
- Letter to Employers – COVID-19
- Preventive Measures at Work – COVID-19
- Directory of local resources in a context of social distancing
- Resources for Canadian businesses
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Workplace Health & Safety (French only)
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business – Coronavirus – keeping you and your employees safe
- Economic Development Canada for Quebec Regions
- Export Development Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program
- Occupational health and safety tools for employers and workers
