Updated: Friday, May 29 @ 1:15 pm
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Federal Guide to Finding financial help during Covid-19
What is on this page?
Free Webinars - Register to take advantage of learning opportunities currently available
Entrepreneurial Tools for Business Owners - How other businesses are helping entrepreneurs pivot their businesses
Funding & Information for Small Business - links to provincial and federal programs and supports
Resiliency & Recovery Tools - taking action and moving forward
Business Resources - Templates, Legal, Payroll and Safety advice from various entities
Mental Health Supports - for businesses and individuals
Call to Action - How you can help our country during this time
APPLICATION PORTAL now open for the Rural Regional Relief & Recovery Fund (CF RRRF) announced by Western Economic Diversification. (Note that at this time the application portal is not optimized for use on a mobile device)
** Please be aware that upon creating your account you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not within a few minutes we advise you to check your spam or junk email folders as it may be directed there by your provider **
Please note that there is a maximum of $40,000 available through this fund and you must be located in a rural area served by one of our 13 regional offices.
** Should you be in need of more than $40,000 or in an urban area not served by a CF office, please apply here.
- CF Pan West News Release
- CF Network of Canada Press Release
- Fact Sheet
Cash Flow Workbook
In response to conversations with many of our clients, Community Futures Sunrise developed the Covid-19 Cash Flow Workbook as a handy tool to capture all of your business and personal information and take control of your situation to better understand where opportunities may lie.
FREE Webinars - Sign Up & Learn
June 1 Designing a New Content Marketing Plan for 2020 - Small Business BC
June 3 The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow, But Don’t Stand Within 6 Feet of It - The Year When Everything Changed - Jeph Maystruck, Strategy Labs
June 3 Talk to your Safety Advisor: Beyond the Curve; how to return to work safely - Service Hospitality Safety Association
June 3 The Entrepreneurs Guide to Maintaining Sales During COVID-19 - WESK
June 3 Small Business Websites 101 - Digital Main Street
June 5 How to Become an Inclusive Employer after Covid-19 - Small Business BC
June 9 Integrating Psychological Health & Safety into your Safety Management System - Service Hospitality Safety Association
June 9 Maximizing Your Online Advertising & Digital Marketing Budget - Digital Main Street
June 10 Facebook and Instagram Advertising on a Small Budget - Digital Main Street
June 11 Service Hospitality Presents: The Basics of Ergonomics - Presented By: Safety Association for Saskatchewan Manufacturers
June 16 Health and Safety Leadership - Service Hospitality Safety Association
June 16 Intangibles at the heart of global value chains & the Covid-19 recovery - The Conference Board of Canada
Recent Updates & Announcements
Economic Resilience & Recovery - a Toolkit for Local Leaders & Economic Development from the Economic Disaster Recovery Project (EDRP), courtesy BCEDA
Call for proposals - Covid-19 Challenges - Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Ideas
Emergency Community Support Fund - a $350 million fund established to improve the ability of community organizations to serve vulnerable Canadians during these times. This handy guide will help you determine where to apply.
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) Application portal now open
Support for Women Entrepreneurs announced
Rapid Response Platform - As Canada's industries return to work, there is an increased demand for PPE. The Rapid Response Platform automatically matches supply with demand, simplifying supplier discovery during the procurement process.
Entrepreneurial Tools for Business Owners
Google & Digital Main Street team up to help small business - sign up to bring this to SK!
Work Integrated Learning - Digital Wage Subsidy Program for employers
Protecting Small Business Cybersecurity - Free cybersecurity assessments provided by RiskRecon "My Cyber Risk" until December 31, 2020
Business Re-Opening Toolkit - Canadian Business Resilience Network. Call 1-866-989-1080 from 8am - 8pm ET for help.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce partners with Salesforce to offer $10K lifeline
Innovations That Matter - SpringWise has curated a database of over 10,000 innovations. Browse by Category, Country, Covid or non Covid, Sector, Business Model, etc.
AnyCard - Made in SK option for purchasing gift cards
Bring Me Basics - Helping local businesses and their customers
Shopify Capital launches in Canada to provide small business loans to merchants
Shopify Point of Sale: Rebuilt for Today's Retail Experience - Free Until October 31
Google Helping Local Restaurants
London Drugs helping local small business in Western Canada
Local Line - Take your farm, food hub or market online
On May 1st, CF Sagehill and CF Sunrise presented Jump Start: Opportunities & Optimism - What's next for your business with Jill Sauter Marketing & Communications.
Easing Into the New Normal - a recorded webinar by 13 Ways
Funding & Information for Small Business
Supports for Canadian Businesses - a comprehensive, up to date compliation of federal and provincial government support measures for businesses. - Created by the BDC
Re-open Saskatchewan Plan- Full Document
Business Response Team available 8am - 8pm Monday through Friday via Ph: (844) 800-8688 / Email: supportforbusiness@gov.sk.ca
Covid-19 Response Plan - Summary of all SK government supports
SK Worker's Compensation Board - Information for employers on COVID-19
SK Small Business Emergency Payment, SK Small Business Emergency Payment (SSBEP) continuation beyond May 19
Financial Support Plan For Saskatchewan Employers And Employees
Health & Safety Guideline Posters - Printable posters from the SK Government
Information for Businesses & Workers
Financial & Consumer Affairs Authority of SK - Combatting Price Gouging
Lumeca Virtual Health Consultation tool Free for SK Residents with a valid Health Card
Canada Covid-19 Self Assessment Tool & App
Income Tax Deferral & Deadline Changes
Covid-19 Response Plan - Summary of all Federal Government supports
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
- Infographic to visually explain
- CEWS Calculator helps determine elegibility and benefit.
- Application Guide
CECRA - Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance - Application portal opens May 25th
CEBA - Canada Emergency Business Account
CERB - Canada Emergency Response Benefit. If applying by phone, Canadians can call the toll-free line at 1-800-959-2019
Work Sharing Program - Employment & Social Development Canada
BCAP - Business Credit Availability Program
Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) announced May 11
CERB to be extended beyond June
Purchasing Order Financing - BDC
Agri-Food Emergency Aid Package Announcement
Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy Program - Canada Revenue Agency
E-Service for Businesses Account Sign Up / CRA My Account Sign Up for Individuals
Employment Insurance information for businesses & individuals
Online Service Request Form from Service Canada - temporary measure to ensure continuity of critical services
Resiliency & Recovery Tools
Economic Resilience & Recovery Toolkit - SEDA
Economic Disaster Recovery Program - Economic Developers Alberta
Canadian Business Resilience Network - Government of Canada in partnership with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Restore Your Economy.org - Resources for Economic Development
Institute for Sustainable Development - Helping community and business leaders tackle the complex resilience, disaster recovery, and sustainable development issues of our time.
The Entrepreneur's Continuity Checklist - a list of ideas to help you and your business better prepare, pivot and progress through these extraordinary times
Entrepreneur Toolkit - Business Development Bank of Canada
Leadership in Times of Crisis - 13 Ways (There's Always a Way)
Strong & Free: Shockproofing Canada - podcast/blog by The Financial Post
Business Resources - Templates, Legal Information, Payroll, Safety
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) - Pandemic guidance for high risk & essential occupations and industries
Conference Board of Canada - providing Canadian leaders with the insights they need to confidently navigate the shifting realities of COVID-19
WCB Premium Relief Measures - Worker's Compensation Board of SK
Helpful Tips for employers from WorkSafe Sask
Resources for Business - SK Chamber of Commerce offers FAQs, Employee/Employer Support, Legal Guidance, etc
Policy Templates, Checklists - SK Construction Safety Association
Small Business Help Centre includes free templates for business signage - Canadian Federation of Business
FAQ Payroll & Covid-19 - Canadian Payroll Association
Resource Hub - Miller Thomson LLP
Resource Centre - MLT Aikins
Resource Page for Businesses - KPMG
Covid-19 Business Advice Centre - MNP
Mental Health Supports
CMHA Sask Resources (document will open in Microsoft Word)
Anxiety Canada - Coping with Covid-19
Mental Health Through Covid-19 - Service Hospitality Association Presentation
Living the 90% - Coping Tools for these Times with Darci Lang
Wellness Together Canada - Mental Health and Substance Use Support provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals
Canadian Red Cross Psychological First Aid Guide to caring for yourself and others
The Canadian Mental Health Association provides tips to responding to employee anxiety
The Conference Board of Canada has many resources to help with coping strategies to stay mentally well
Worker's Compensation Board - Tools to help manage your mental health during crisis
CALL TO ACTION - Can you help?
Do you have immediately available services/supplies, or are you set up to produce products in a very short time? Help Canada combat Covid-19
Are you a manufacturer that may need to slightly modify or re-tool their facilities in order to switch to production of medical products? Are you, or do you have skilled workers that are available to work in these fields? Canadian manufacturers needed to help combat COVID-19
Does your company have the potential means to address specific challenges but needs to conduct more research & development for the final product/process? The Challenges Procurement Program needs you. Challenges to be posted on Innovative Solutions Canada.
