Eastern Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

CRA is taking action to prevent unauthorized access to users' "My Account", temporarily locking down 800k accounts, beginning March 13, 2021.

Hi again, folks. Here is a copy of our new newsletter! :) We hope you enjoy it. :)

This is the first in what we plan will be an on-going program of lunch & learns organized by our three local Chambers of Commerce - St Stephen, St Andrews, and Eastern Charlotte Chambers. We hope you'll join us for this first session - no charge for Chamber members, small charge for non-members. Share the word!

Opportunities NB now has some information available regarding the NB Small Business Recovery Grants. Here is the where to find more information: Businesses can sign up to get notified for the grant. COMING SOON NB Small Business Recovery Grants https://onbcanada.ca/covid-19/... Eligible small businesses and employers in New Brunswick who have been impacted by COVID-19 will soon be able to apply for relief to the provincial government via a one-time grant. The application process will be open end of January or early February. For grant details and eligibility requirements, check out our FAQs. This page will be updated with additional information as we approach the opening of the application process. See more

https://www2.gnb.ca///news/news_release.2020.12.0696.html

Good news for folks who want a vacation this summer. Win win - you get accommodations for less, and you're supporting local businesses.

Finally! The federal government has announced that the CEBA loan program will be extended to include small businesses that do not have payroll accounts, typically proprietorships / unincorporated businesses. See the announcement in this Huddle article: https://huddle.today/ottawa-extends-eligibilty-for-emerge/

Here is the link, now active on CRA's website, for calculating the wage subsidy your business may qualify for.

I've had a couple of conversations with Sheri Somerville in recent weeks, and I know she is getting lots of feed-back from Chambers across the Atlantic region. The most requested item, consistently, is information about where business owners can look for assistance. In response, the Atlantic Chamber has put together what I view as one of the best sources of information about programs to assist businesses during this pandemic is the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce web site. ...You will find an abundance of current, up-to-date information on this site. Here is a link to that site: https://www.atlanticchamber.ca/covid-19-resources

Just announced - assistance for business rent, loosened loan qualifications . . .

Yet another update, making emergency benefits available to more people

CBC has put together a web site to serve as a hub of information about benefits that are available to Canadians who are impacted by COVID-19. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/coronavirusbenefits/

Per CTV news, our Prime Minister is announcing changes to the wage subsidy: "Previously the government said that businesses would have to show a 30 per cent drop in revenues compared to this time last year, which some start-ups and new businesses would not be able to do, so companies can now compare their lost revenue to what they made in January and February of 2020, and will only need to show a 15 per cent decline in March." Also, changes coming to the Canada Summer Jobs program: "The government has also announced temporary changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program. Now, employers who hire summer students can apply for a subsidy of up to 100 per cent to cover the cost, helping create up to 70,000 jobs for Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30."

My partner, Jason, has another update on his blog. Here's the link: https://anraccountants.com/update-on-new-brunswick-progra/

Our Provincial Government is providing funds, in the form of a working-capital loan, for small business through CBDC. This article provides some details about this program. https://www.cbdc.ca//gnb-small-business-emergency-working-

Good morning. EMO has provided guidance for what is allowed when shopping during this pandemic. Please click on the 'Menu' link on the left-hand side of our FB page to view a copy of the document (English & French versions). Here is the link to the site for this document as well. https://www2.gnb.ca//h/pdf/ShoppingEssentialServices-e.pdf

Hello again. Here is another blog from my partner, Jason Rideout, discussing the latest information about the wage assistance for businesses. https://anraccountants.com/we-know-a-little-more-canada-e/

Here is a link to access assistance at the Canada.ca website. Note the link to a virtual assistant at the bottom right of the screen. https://www.canada.ca//departm/economic-response-plan.html