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The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is appealing to the province for more fairness and predictability in the way COVID-19 restrictions are applied.
“As you are aware, this pandemic has been an extraordinary challenge for many enterprises and particularly small businesses,” the organization says in a letter addressed to Premier Doug Ford.
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While the chamber acknowledges that several provincial programs, such as the Northern Ontario Recovery Program and Ontario Small Business Support Grant, have been helpful, it is asking that additional steps be taken “to further support businesses that are struggling to survive.”
January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021
By Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines (edited)
The Ontario government is extending electricity rate relief for farms to support those spending more time at home in response to the provincial Stay-at-Home Order.
The government will continue to hold electricity prices to the off-peak rate of 8.5 cents per kilowatt-hour until February 9, 2021. This lower rate is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week for Time-Of-Use and tiered customers.
“We know staying at home means using more electricity during the day when electricity prices are higher, that’s why we are extending the off-peak electricity rate to provide households, small businesses and farms with stable and predictable electricity bills when they need it most,” said Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Minister of Indigenous Affairs. “We thank Ontarians for following the provincial Stay-at-Home Order to help stop the sp
Ontario businesses have record-low confidence in economy, says chamber By Iain Sherriff-Scott. Published on Jan 28, 2021 9:01am Shoppers walk through Toronto s Eaton Centre mall on Nov. 20, 2020. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star)
A record number of Ontario businesses say they don’t have confidence in the province’s economic future, according to a new report from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC).
In its fifth annual economic report, the OCC which represents 60,000 Ontario businesses presented results of a survey of members across the province of their confidence in the economy, their own companies, and employment growth.
The numbers were among the lowest the chamber has ever recorded.
Business27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
Some of the local businesses hit hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible to receive an extra helping hand courtesy of the Ontario Highlands Tourism Organization [OHTO].
The group, in collaboration with its six county partners, unveiled a new funding stream earlier this month, titled the Tourism Recovery & Innovation Program [TRIP]. Developed in partnership with Ottawa Tourism, the TRIP capital projects program is geared specifically to tourism-dependent small to medium businesses and provides non-repayable funding of up to 80 per cent of eligible expenses businesses occurred while modifying operations due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, up to a maximum of $20,000.