Resources For Your Business

There are several resources available that can help you prepare and manage your business during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we are gathering resources to assist businesses with their plans to re-open. Below you will also find links to other COVID-19 portals for your reference. The information on this page will be updated as new information becomes available.

RE-OPENING YOUR BUSINESS

• Canada Business Resilience Network Small Business Relief Fund, Canadian Business Resilience Network
• COVID-19 Reopening Best Practices, Restaurants Canada
• Healing Workplaces Prevent the Spread and Reopen for Business, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (Government of Canada)
• Recovery and Re-opening Series in Waterloo Region Video Series, Waterloo EDC
• Business Resilience Service, Canadian Business Resilience Network
• Reopening Toolkit, Canada Business Resilience Network
• Face Coverings and Face Mask, Government of Ontario
• Poster: Dons and Don’ts of Wearing a Face Mask, Government of Ontario
• Reimaging Recovery, Toronto Region Board of Trade
• Detailed List of Stage 1 Openings, Government of Ontario
• Workplace PPE Supplier Directory, Government of Ontario
• A Framework for Reopening our Province, Government of Ontario
• Health and Safety Guidance, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
• Health and Safety Guidance, Health and Safety Associations
• Retail Recovery Playbook and Retail Recovery Checklists, Retail Council of Canada

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

• PPE Access, a Waterloo Region not-for-profit to facilitate PPE purchases for frontline groups, agencies, and businesses.
• Gloves, Masks, Thermometers Available (Limited Supply), Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
• Local PPE Suppliers, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
• Workplace PPE Supplier Directory, Government of Ontario

MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH the PANDEMIC

• Business Support Portal, Government of Canada
• Tackling the Barriers – The Ontario government is offering a way to request a temporary rule or regulation change to help your business respond to COVID-19
• COVID-19 Guidance: Essential Workplaces (version 1; May 2, 2020), Ministry of Health
• Emergency Status on COVID-19, Ontario Government
• COVID-19: Support for Businesses, Ontario Government

PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS FOR A PANDEMIC

• Pandemic Preparedness Resources for Businesses, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit for Ontario Businesses, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
• Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19, the WHO
• Decision-making Guidelines for Mass Gatherings, Government of Canada
• Resources for Canadian Businesses: COVID-19, Government of Canada
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers, CDC
• Business Continuity Plan and Templated for Entrepreneurs, BDC

OTHER COVID-19 PORTALS

• Toronto Region Board of Trade Business Support Portal
• Canada Business Resilience Network
• Ontario Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Business
• Cowan Insurance Group COVID-19 Information
• Waterloo EDC Covid-19 Resources
• Communitech COVID-19 Info Centre
• Canada Digital Media Network – Resources for Startups and Scaleups