Federal
The Government of Canada announced the following measures:
Extension of Rent Relief for Small
Businesses
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) has been
extended by one month to help small businesses pay rent for
September. Application deadlines have been extended accordingly and
the government is continuing to process the applications they have
received.
For more information, see the Government of Canada's news release.
Support for Black Entrepreneurs and Business
Owners
To help address systemic racism and the impact of COVID-19, on
September 9, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced investments of
up to nearly $221 million in partnership with Canadian financial
institutions - including up to nearly $93 million from the
Government of Canada over the next four years - to launch
Canada's first-ever Black Entrepreneurship Program. This
program is meant to help Black business owners and entrepreneurs
across the country recover from
