COVID-19 Resources for Business

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We understand that COVID-19 may be creating new challenges for you and your business. The Township continues to monitor the status of COVID-19 and will provide updates and business resources as they become available.

Business Resources

Organization	Resource
Government of Canada	COVID-19 Resources for Canadian businesses Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help workers and businesses (March 25, 2020) Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers (March 19, 2020) COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - Support for Canadians and Businesses (March 18, 2020) Canada outlines measures to support the economy and the financial sector (March 13, 2020)
Province of Ontario	Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID‑19 (March 25, 2020) Stop the Spread Business Information Line Now Open (March 25, 2020) Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19 (March 24, 2020) Ontario Orders the Mandatory Closure of All Non-Essential Workplaces to Fight Spread of COVID-19; and List of essential workplaces (March 23, 2020)
District of Muskoka	COVID-19 Financial Support & Resources: Information for individuals, workers, business owners and families during COVID-19 pandemic
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	COVID-19 Resources
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)	Support for entrepreneurs impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Business Continuity Plan - Infectious Diseases
Scott Aitchison, Member of Parliament, Parry Sound-Muskoka	COVID-19 letter (March 19, 2020)
Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce	Huntsville & Lake of Bays COVID-19 Pandemic Information
Ontario Chamber of Commerce	COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit for Ontario Businesses
Canadian Chamber of Commerce	Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan Rapid Policy Update (March 18, 2020) COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness for Business (March 2020)
Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses	Ontario: COVID-19 relief measures for your business (March 19, 2020) COVID-19: How the federal government is supporting small business (March 19, 2020) COVID-19 Small Business Help Centre (March 19, 2020) Coronavirus and small business: keeping you and your employees safe (March 2020)
Muskoka Futures	COVID-19...Now What? (March 23, 2020)
Explorers' Edge (RTO 12)	Additional Covid-19 Resources for Tourism Businesses
Destination Canada	Updates on the COVID-19 Situation
Tourism Industry Association of Canada	Coronavirus – Current situation
Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO)	COVID-19 Update
Canada’s Regional Development Agencies	Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) COVID-19 Info Sheet (March 2020)
Export Development Canada	EDC stands ready to support Canadian exporters impacted by COVID-19
Township of Lake of Bays	Letter to Building Industry (March 18, 2020)
Digital Main St Muskoka	Digital Service Squad Muskoka COVID-19 Notice (March 16, 2020)

Business Feedback Requests

The following organizations are requesting feedback from businesses to allow them to gain a better understanding of the current effects the situation is having on businesses and enable them to better respond to rapidly changing needs.

Organization	Feedback Form
FedNor	COVID-19 Impact Form Submission Link
Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce	COVID-19 Business Survey
Explorers' Edge (RTO 12)	Contact james@explorersedge.ca to participate

Organization

Feedback Form

FedNor

COVID-19 Impact Form

Submission Link

Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce

COVID-19 Business Survey

Explorers' Edge (RTO 12)

Contact james@explorersedge.ca to participate