COVID-19 Information for You and Your Business

 

Is your business impacted by COVID-19? Do you have questions about COVID-19?

Although our office is currently closed to the public, we are still available to answer any questions you might have during this difficult time. We can be contacted by phone at 854-2273 or by email at info@gedc.ca

Below are some phone numbers and website links that might help answer any questions you may have, or keep you up to date with the current events.

COVID-19 Phone Numbers

If you feel ill, please do not call 911 or visit your local hospital. Call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 or visit www.publichealthontario.ca

To report someone who did not follow the mandatory self-isolation do not call 911, call the local OPP at 1-888-310-1122

To report an individual who is price gouging, in relation to the COVID-19, call 1-800-889-9768

Stop the Spread Business information line for questions and to provide support to businesses in regards to the recent workplace closures, call 1-888-444-3659

COVID-19 Information

Municipality of Greenstone – Municipality: Up to Date Information:  http://greenstone.ca/

Canada – Government Federal: Up to Date Information:  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html?utm_campaign=not-applicable&utm_medium=vanity-url&utm_source=canada-ca_coronavirus

Ontario - Government Provincial: Up to Date Information:  https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus

Ontario – News:  https://news.ontario.ca/newsroom/en

Prime Minister Press & News Releases:  https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/releases

Canada – Government Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses:  https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/03/canadas-covid-19-economic-response-plan-support-for-canadians-and-businesses.html?fbclid=IwAR3z3M6362prscqKLk7mvGeTUCBG7KGU8VQTvkZUTfRmLyleT5S2msljeNQ

Ontario – Government Provincial: List of Essential Workplaces:  https://www.ontario.ca/page/list-essential-workplaces?_ga=2.90980435.832529307.1584736554-239109524.1558460577

Canada – Government Federal: Printable Resources for Home and Office:  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/awareness-resources.html

Canada Revenue Agency – COVID-19 Information:  https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update.html

Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms:  https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/03/ontario-providing-electricity-relief-to-families-small-businesses-and-farms-during-covid-19.html?fbclid=IwAR2CzSvoydJr1qzS6bR80F-i7EQqA12tzeC4bAscW5Yym8UR8e0LhvSlNg0

Frequently Asked Questions – Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers:  https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/subsidy/emergency-wage-subsidy/cews-frequently-asked-questions.html

Centre for Disease Control (US) – General Information:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html

BDC - Support for Entrepreneurs:  https://www.bdc.ca/en/pages/special-support.aspx?special-initiative=covid19

BDO –Business Information and Advice:  https://www.bdo.ca/en-ca/search-results/?searchtext=COVID-19&searchmode=anywordorsynonyms

Canadian Chamber of Commerce – COVID-19 Information and Links:  http://www.chamber.ca/resources/pandemic-preparedness/

Ontario Chamber of Commerce - COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit:  https://occ.ca/covid-19-pandemic-preparedness-toolkit-for-ontario-business/

BDC – Webinar: How to cope with the impacts of Covid-19 on your business:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWtYS2XwovM&feature=youtu.be

CFIB - Business Help Centre:  https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/small-business-resources-dealing-covid-19

Ceridian – HR and Payroll Information:  https://www.ceridian.com/ca/blog/category/COVID-19%20Central

Continuity - Challenges and opportunities associated with running your business operations during the COVID-19 outbreak:  https://covidcontinuity.com/

Canadian Payroll Association – Payroll and the COVID-19:  https://www.payroll.ca/

Tax Templates - Wage Subsidy for Employers:  https://www.taxtemplates.ca/wage-subsidy

EDC - How EDC is helping exporters during COVID-19:  https://www.edc.ca/en/campaign/coronavirus-covid-19.html?utm_source=facebook-and-instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ac-core_covid-19-social&utm_content=img_covid-19-ctw-content-retargeting-page-engagers_mar-20_e

Facebook – Business Hub for COVID-19:  https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/resource?__tn__=HHH-R

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                             March 2020