COVID 19
Weekly Update: June 12 – 18, 2021
Your Weekly Tune Up: June 12-18, 2021 Alberta hits 70% threshold, triggering full reopening on July 1 With 70.2 per cent of eligible Albertans having been vaccinated with at least one dose as of June 17, Alberta will move to Stage 3 on July 1 and fully reopen, removing all mandatory restrictions. Anyone in Alberta…
Read MoreWeekly Update: June 5- June 11, 2021
Weekly Update: June 5- June 11, 2021 Supports for Business Stage 2 of the Open for Summer Plan Began June 10 Changes Include: Outdoor social gatherings increase to 20 people, with distancing. Indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies may occur with up to 20 attendees. Receptions are permitted outdoors. Indoor and outdoor funeral services remain unchanged…
Read MoreWeekly Update: June 1- June 4, 2021
Weekly Update: June 1- June 4, 2021 News for Business New Canada Recovery Hiring Program The proposed Canada Recovery Hiring Program would help hard-hit businesses hire the workers they need to recover and grow as local economies reopen. The program would provide a subsidy of up to 50 per cent of eligible salary or wages.…
Read MoreWeekly Update: May 14 – May 31, 2021
Weekly Update: May 14 – May 31, 2021 Supports for Business Open for Summer Plan Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan is a three-stage road map to lifting health restrictions and safely getting back to normal as vaccine targets are met. Based on current numbers, the province will enter Stage 1 on June 1. As of…
Read MoreWeekly Update: May 7 – May 13, 2021
Weekly Update: May 7 – May 13, 2021 Supports for Business Rapid COVID-19 testing program Employers and service providers can apply to receive free rapid test kits for use in their organization’s COVID-19 screening program. Rapid test kits are provided free of cost to successful applicants. Businesses and service providers that want to access free…
Read MoreGig Economy Accelerated by Pandemic
Where do you live, 2019!? Such was the typically hilarious response from a friend in Silicon Valley when I recommended a podcast “for his commute.” From Google employees like him to accountants and lawyers, to economic development professionals and psychologists, if it is possible to work remotely, COVID has pushed entire industries to do so.…
Read MoreWeekly Update: April 30 – May 6, 2021
Weekly Update: April 30 – May 6, 2021 Supports for Business Expanded public health measures for Business Mandatory public health measures will apply to all communities with more than 50 cases per 100,000 people and with 30 or more active cases. Indoor fitness – Effective May 5 All indoor fitness must close, including for one-on-one training.…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Economic Impacts, Outcomes And Opportunities For Southeast Alberta In A Post Covid Economy
The economic downturn pre-pandemic, further augmented by COVID-19 and the various levels of restrictions, has caused significant challenges and impacts on our businesses. The impacts have been varied, dependent on the industry, perceptions, adaptations, along with accessibility and implementation of funding and resources to assist businesses through those difficult times. Through it all, we must…
Read MoreWeekly Update: April 23 – 29, 2021
Weekly Update: April 23 – 29, 2021 Supports for Business ICYMI: SMERG – Spring payment portal is now open The application portal for the third Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant (SMERG) is open! SMERG offers financial assistance to Alberta businesses, cooperatives and non-profit organizations with fewer than 500 employees that have faced restrictions or…
Read MoreWeekly Update: April 16 – 22, 2021
Weekly Update: April 16 – 22, 2021 Supports for Business SMERG Application intake for the spring 2021 payment from Alberta’s small business grant is now open The Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant program has been reopened for a new payment to businesses affected by the April 2021 public health orders. Eligible organizations can now…
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