Available Financial Supports and Funding for Business

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Small Business Reopening and Support Grant
Applications for the Provincial Small Business Reopening and Support Grant are now OPEN for group 1 and group 2 businesses and you can apply here. Apply soon, this will close at the end of June.

Stores and retailers without a physical shop are not eligible. If your business needs of a consultant, please check out our member directory to find highly qualified consultants.

Canada Emergency Business Account accepting more applications
This means that owner-operated small businesses that had been ineligible for the program due to their lack of payroll, sole proprietors receiving business income directly, as well as family-owned corporations remunerating in the form of dividends rather than payroll will become eligible this week.

To qualify under the expanded eligibility rules, CEBA applicants with payroll lower than $20,000 will need:  

  • A business operating account at a participating financial institution;
  • A Canada Revenue Agency business number;
  • A 2018 or 2019 tax return; and  
  • Eligible non-deferrable expenses of between $40,000 and $1.5 million.

More information can be found on the CEBA program’s website.
 
Extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit(CERB)
Prime Minister Trudeau announced on June 15 that the federal government would be extending the CERB. Read the full statement from the government here.

You’re Invited – Industry Briefing from Cape Breton Health Infrastructure Redevelopment Team on June 19

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Next week, members of the Cape Breton Health Infrastructure Redevelopment Team will be hosting a virtual event to provide an industry briefing/project overview, discuss employment opportunities, as well as hear from representatives from diverse communities.

CANS wins CCA Gold Seal Association Award of Excellence

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The Construction Association of Nova Scotia is celebrating its latest accomplishment – winning the Canadian Construction Association’s 2019 Gold Seal Association Award of Excellence!

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Temporary Closure of CANS Sydney Office

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Please note that from June 29, 2020, until July 2021, CANS Sydney office will be temporarily closed. Britney MacNeil, CANS Events Lead, is on parental leave.

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Follow CANS Pipeline – Nova Scotia Infrastructure Stimulus Package

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Zwicker Warehouse – Lunenburg

As part of the government’s $230 million infrastructure announcement on May 27, the Zwicker Warehouse on the Lunenburg Waterfront will undergo significant renovations led by Develop Nova Scotia. It is a prominent building on Lunenburg’s working waterfront, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Learn more about the planned renovations and find open tenders for this project on CANSnet. Access this project using Pipeline lead, PL18-0341NS.

Take a look at the latest update released for this project, request for proposal, NS20-1153 – Develop NS – RFP Zwicker Building Level 1 Activation Design Build Services.

Virtual Q&A Series Wraps Up June 18

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On Thursday, June 18, we’re wrapping up our series introducing youth to careers in construction. Join us as Building Futures for Youth and CANS Construction Connection explores Estimators in this final session.

Q&A Session SEVEN – Estimator

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM

Who: Mike Clements, Estimator/Project Manager with Ocean Contractors Limited

Where: Zoom Webinar, join the session using this link.

Did you miss a previous Q&A? All are available on-demand! Watch these sessions now or bookmark them for later.

Questions?

Please contact Alain Lefebvre at alefebvre@cans.ns.ca or 902-456-6444.

Province Invests in New Business, Innovation

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The province is investing $750,000 to help start-up businesses seize opportunities emerging from COVID-19. Business incubators Volta, Ignite and the Organization for Nova Scotia Innovation-Driven Enterprise (ONSIDE) will receive funding to help new businesses get off the ground. Funding through Innovacorp will support startup activities in Cape Breton, including an entrepreneur in residence, acceleration programs, training opportunities, a makerspace, mentorship and networking events.

As the province focuses on economic recovery, new start-ups and innovation-driven entrepreneurs will play an important role in restarting the economy. This investment will help drive the creation of new business and support innovative solutions as we adjust to the post-COVID reality.

Business incubators help start-up companies through a variety of support services, including physical space, access to technology, coaching, shared services and networking.  Volta, Ignite and ONSIDE will also provide programs and supports focused on issues and challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premier’s Statement on Atlantic Bubble

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“Nova Scotia is open to an Atlantic bubble. Over the next few weeks, we will monitor the COVID-19 cases to ensure they stay low and that we have little to no community spread. If we continue to flatten the curve, our first priority is to ease restrictions in our own province, including expanding the family bubble. Currently, anyone who wants to come to Nova Scotia can, as long as they don’t have any symptoms of COVID-19 and can self-isolate for 14 days when they arrive. When we lift those restrictions will be based on science.”

State of Emergency Extended in Nova Scotia

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The province is renewing the state of emergency to protect the health and safety of Nova Scotians and ensure the safe re-opening of businesses and services. The order will take effect at noon Sunday, June 14 and extend to noon Sunday, June 28, unless government terminates or extends it.