COVID-19 Resources for Businesses
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Resources For Businesses
Business owners and operators are encouraged to call the Health Unit at 1-800-563-2808 option 5, if they have questions about the requirements to reopen. Businesses are also encouraged to review the province’s guidance documents for additional support.
Not sure where to start?
- Canada’s Business Support Tool
- Ontario Business Information Line (1-888-444-3659)
Economic Development / Financial Support
- Ontario Small Business Support Grant
- Ontario’s Framework for Reopening After COVID-19
- Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Ontario Supports for Businesses
Local Supports and Resources
- Caisse Alliance Economic Relaunch Project for Local Businesses
- West Nipissing Chamber of Commerce
- Economic Partners
- Destination Northern Ontario
- The Business Centre Nipissing-Parry Sound
Resources for employers
General Resources
- Ontario Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020
- Canadian Business Resilience Network (Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
- COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit for Ontairo Businesses (Ontario Chamber of Commerce)
Workplace Safety
- Ontario Guidelines for Workplaces during COVID-19
- Preventing COVID-19 in the Workplace (Government of Canada)
- Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19 (World Health Organization)
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings (Public Health Ontario)
Sector-Specific Resources
- Ontario sector-specific guidelines and posters to help protect workers, customers and the general public from COVID-19
- COVID-19 Small Business Help Centre (Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses)
- Support for Canada’s Tourism Sector (Tourism HR Canada)
- Resources for Retailers (Retail Council of Canada)
- Resources for the Arts Sector (Canada Council for the Arts)