Programs for Businesses
DIGITAL MAIN STREET
Providing businesses with digital supports
PROPERTY TAX & ENERGY BILL REBATES
for businesses that were required to shut down or significantly restrict services due to provincial public health measures (modified Stage 2 restrictions or, going forward, in areas categorized as control, Lockdown or Provincewide Shutdown). This provincial application-based grant provides a rebate to eligible businesses in respect of property taxes and energy bills.
COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program for Small Business (CEAP-SB)
Click here for the Hydro One application
Click here for the Elexicon Energy application
SUPPORT FOR FARMERS
- Tax relief
- Agri-food Workplace Protection Program
- Work Place Safety and Prevention Services Funding
- Funding to Support Efforts that Match Employers with Job-seekers
- Federal Supports For Farmers
TEMPORARY RULE OR REGULATION CHANGE:
The Government of Ontario has launched a website inviting businesses to submit suggestions which could help them overcome the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The province is prepared to allow temporary changes to provincial rules and regulations in order to remove any barriers that are hindering business and negatively impacting Ontario’s supply chain. Businesses working to retool their operations to produce health-related products, or those that want to continue their operations in this new environment of physical distancing, can submit any potential roadblocks they are facing to the website.
WORKPLACE SAFETY TOOLKIT:
The Government of Ontario has released a first-of-its-kind general workplace guidance document to help all employers protect workers from the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
This new guidance includes help on how to create a safety plan, including specific advice on personal protective equipment and the use of face masks. It also includes a list of controls, from most important to least important, that employers can take to minimize the spread of the virus.