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Recent COVID restrictions putting Ontario enterprises in “dire straits”

Restaurant owners are bracing for a new round of restrictions as Ontario closes dining rooms for at least three weeks.

Chamber of Commerce president says clearer details needed on financial supports, plan to ensure safe reopening.

Lockdown Program will now offer wage and rent subsidies ranging between 25 and 75 per cent to employers who are subject to capacity restrictions of 50 per cent or more.

At Ristorante Marzitelli on Elgin Street, whoever shows up for New Year’s Eve Friday night and sticks it out till the end will indulge in a bit of make-believe.

A Hamilton restaurant worker believes a return to the level of funding offered by the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), would go a long way to help workers and business in the food industry, as the province grapples with record numbers of COVID-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant.

People in Canada who are impacted by local measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant will have to wait until 2022 to apply for recently expanded financial support.

VANCOUVER — New one-time grants are on the way for businesses in British Columbia that were forced to shut down by the latest COVID-19 restrictions. Ravi Kahlon, the minister of jobs, economic recovery and innovation, said affected businesses, such as ...

VANCOUVER — New one-time grants are on the way for businesses in British Columbia that were forced to shut down by the latest COVID-19 restrictions.

Businesses such as bars, fitness centres and event venues affected by the latest COVID-19 restrictions will be able to apply for a grant ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.