COVID-19 Information for Businesses
Media Releases from the Ontario Government
- Government of Ontario Link: Download the Verify Ontario mobile app for Businesses
- As of January 5, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. the Province has mandated a return to Stage 2 measures which will be in place for at least 21 days (until January 27) subject to trends in public health and our health system.
Link to Government of Ontario Public Health Measures Advice and Restrictions page. - Ontario Releases Plan to Safely Reopen Ontario and Manage COVID-19 For the Long Term (Oct 22, 2021)
- Enhanced COVID19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App (Oct 15, 2021)
- Ontario Eases Capacity Limits in Select Settings Where Proof of Vaccination is Required (Sep 24, 2021)
- Ontario Releases Guidance to Support Proof of Vaccination Policy (Sep 14, 2021)
Quick Reference Materials for Businesses from RCDHU
RCDHU new graphic on January 5th Provincial Measures
- RCDHU new release - COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Differs for Canadian Armed Forces Members (Sep 28, 2021)
- RCDHU graphic - Provincewide proof of vaccination (Sep 1, 2021)
- To access your COVID-19 vaccination receipts visit: https://covid19.ontariohealth.ca/
- Develop your Workplace COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan (website page with template)
- Ontario COVID-19 Signage Questions for Businesses and Organizations (Feb 26, 2021)
- Ontario COVID-19 Worker and Employee Screening Tool (Feb 27, 2021 website redirect)
- Ontario COVID-19 Customer Screening Tool (Feb 27, 2021 website redirect)
- RCDHU COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Checklist for Reopening of Workplaces
General Business Support Information
Federal Business Support
- Government of Canada COVID-19 Financial Assistance (website)
- Business Benefits Finder (website)
- Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB)
- Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP)
- Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) combined wages and rent relief
- Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program (HHBRP) combined wages and rent relief
- Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
Closed or Changed Programs
- ​Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS - Ended October 23, 2021) replaced with Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP)
- Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA - Ended)
- Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS - Ended October 23, 2021) combined with THRP and HHBRP
- Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (closed)
- Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB Ended October 23, 2021)
Provincial Business Support and Resources
- COVID-19 in Ontario (website)
- Ontario Small Business Recovery Resources (website)
- Businesses Get Help with COVID-19 Costs (website with program descriptions and links to apply)
Local Business Support Agencies and Resources
- Invest Renfrew County (website)
- Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation (website)
- Enterprise Renfrew County (website)
Business Support Information and Resources
- Provincial Business Support line: 1-888-444-3659
- Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 ONTARIO REGULATION 263/20
- Retail Council of Canada (website)
- Canadian Business Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Business Resilience (website)
- Ontario Chamber of Commerce (website) Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce (website)
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) (website)
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters COVID-19 Resources (website)
- Retail Council of Canada COVID-19 (website)
- Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO)
- Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA)
