COVID 19

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 22, 2020 Supports for Business Calgary and Brooks Phase 1 Opening on May 25 A significant decline in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Calgary and Brooks means both cities can reopen. Starting May 25, hairstyling and barbershops will be permitted to reopen in Calgary and Brooks, and cafés,…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 21, 2020 Supports for Business Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association Enhances Online Directory Agriculture and Forestry provided $81,000 to the Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association (AFFPA) through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to enhance its online producer directory so that producers can connect directly with food service and retail operations to get…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 20, 2020 Supports for Business Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Application Documents Now Available The Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) application process will open on May 25 to provide forgivable loans to eligible commercial property owners, who in turn will give a rent reduction of at least 75 per cent…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 19, 2020 Feature Video: Supports for Business Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) expanded  The federal government  announced an expansion to the eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) to include many owner-operated small businesses. The program will now be available to a greater number of businesses that are sole…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 15, 2020 Supports for Business Government Announces Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Extension The government announced more details of the CEWS extension today. The wage subsidy will be extended to August 29, 2020 and additional types of organizations are now eligible to apply. Neither the 30% drop in revenue requirement nor…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 14, 2020 Supports for Business Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) Program Expanded It was announced today that the CECRA program will now be administered for properties with mortgages, other forms of debt or no mortgages at all with the application process open in the second half of May. The website…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 13, 2020 Feature Video: Supports for Business Government Announces Details Of The Regional Relief And Recovery Fund Today the government announced the details of the nearly $1 billion in funding being provided to the Regional Development Agencies ($675 million) and the national network of Community Futures Development Corporations ($287 million) with…

Daily COVID-19 Update: May 12, 2020 Feature Video Supports for Business Property Assessment Notices Start Arriving This Week Property Assessment Notices will begin arriving in resident’s mailboxes beginning May 14, 2020 for Multi-Family and Non-Residential properties. Assessment notices for property owners of Single Family Residential and Farmland properties were mailed February 28, 2020. Legislation allows…