Small businesses included in lockdown measures now eligible for up to $20k in emergency funding
Small businesses that have been required to close or restrict their services can now apply to the province for one-time funding worth between $10,000 and $20,000.
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Posted: Jan 16, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 16
Small business can qualify for the funding if they experienced a decline of 20 per cent or more in revenue in April 2020 compared to 2019.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Premier Doug Ford says that help is on the way for small businesses across Ontario a day after the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) claimed the province’s newly-announced stay-at-home order unfairly benefits big box retailers.
Premier Doug Ford says that help is on the way for small businesses across Ontario a day after the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) claimed the province’s newly-announced stay-at-home order unfairly benefits big box retailers.