FUNDING

Eligibility 

To be eligible for the emergency benefit, you must:

• Have been a resident of British Columbia on March 15, 2020
• Meet the eligibility requirements for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
• Have been approved for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, even if you haven’t received a federal benefit payment yet
• Be at least 15 years old on the date you apply
• Have filed, or agree to file, a 2019 B.C. income tax return
• Not be receiving provincial income assistance or disability assistance

Eligibility 

You’re eligible to receive the credit if you’re a resident of B.C. and you:

• are 19 years of age or older, or
• have a spouse or common-law partner, or
• are a parent who resides with your child
• be a resident of BC on both the first day of that quarter and the first day of the previous quarter

Eligibility

Households need to meet each of the following criteria :

• Have a 2019 gross household income of less than:
  • $74,150 for singles and couples without dependents
  • $113,040 for households with dependents
• As a result of COVID-19:
  • Be receiving or eligible for Employment Insurance; or
  • Be receiving or eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit offered by the federal government; or
  • Have experienced, and be able to provide evidence of, a drop of 25% or more in monthly household employment income
• Be paying more than 30% of current household income towards rent
• Must be renting primary residence in BC and must be covered by the Residential Tenancy Act,  the Manufactured Home Act, or the Cooperative Association Act

Eligibility 

• Be a member of the music industry

Eligibility 

To be eligible for the COVID-19 Relief Fund for residential customers:

• You need to be a residential account holder and have had your account as of March 31, 2020
• Your account must be on a residential rate, which includes rate schedules: 1101, 1105, 1107, 1121, 1127, 1148, 1151 and 1161
• You need to be eligible for Employment Insurance, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers (when it becomes available)
• You or your spouse/partner have stopped working due to COVID-19 
• You must be able to upload a document that proves your eligibility 
• Your average monthly electricity consumption must not exceed 2,500 kWh

Eligibility 

To be eligible for the COVID-19 Relief Fund for residential customers:

• You need to be a residential account holder and have had your account as of March 31, 2020
• Your account must be on a residential rate, which includes rate schedules: 1101, 1105, 1107, 1121, 1127, 1148, 1151 and 1161
• You need to be eligible for Employment Insurance, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, or the B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers (when it becomes available)
• You or your spouse/partner have stopped working due to COVID-19 
• You must be able to upload a document that proves your eligibility 
• Your average monthly electricity consumption must not exceed 2,500 kWh.

Eligibility 

To be eligible for the COVID-19 Relief Fund for small businesses:

• You need to be a business account holder and have had your account prior to March 31, 2020
• Your account must be on the Small General Service (SGS) rate, which includes rate schedules: 1300, 1301, 1310, 1311, 1234 and 1205 (exclusions apply, see below)
• You need to have closed your business for at least 14 consecutive days, ceased most operations, and are not earning any revenue due to a government order or because of a reduction in business due to COVID-19
• You must upload information to demonstrate that your business is closed due to COVID-19, such a photo of the business being closed, a screenshot of the closure message on your business’ website or social media channel, or a customer notification email or text message
• If you have more than one eligible business account on the SGS rate, you need to submit an application for each account. You can apply to get the charges waived for up to 10 accounts.

Eligibility 

Eligible employers 

• To be eligible for a WS agreement, your business must:
• be a year-round business in Canada for at least 1 year
• be a private business or a publicly held company, or
• have at least 2 employees in the WS unit

Eligibility was also extended to:

• Government Business Enterprises (GBEs), also referred to as public corporations, and
• not-for-profit employers experiencing a shortage of work due to a reduction of business activity and/or a reduction in revenue levels due to COVID-19

Eligible employees

To be eligible for WS, your employees must:

• be year-round, permanent, full-time or part-time employees needed to carry out the day-to-day functions of the business (your “”core staff””)
• be eligible to receive EI benefits, and
• agree to reduce their normal working hours by the same percentage and to share the available work

Eligibility was also extended to:

• employees considered essential to the recovery and viability of the business can now be eligible to participate in Work-Sharing (such as technical employees engaged in product development, outside sales agents, marketing agents, etc.)

Eligibility

Registered tourism operator or small or medium-sized business in Canada.

Eligibility 

The Benefit is available to workers:

• Residing in Canada, who are at least 15 years old;
• Who have stopped working because of reasons related to COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits or have exhausted their Employment Insurance regular benefits or Employment Insurance fishing benefits between December 29, 2019 and October 3, 2020;
• Who had employment and/or self-employment income of at least $5,000 in 2019 or in the 12 months prior to the date of their application; and,
• Who have not quit their job voluntarily

These funds will flow directly into Indigenous communities and groups and could be used for measures including, but not limited to: 

• Support for Elders and vulnerable community members
• Measures to address food insecurity
• Educational and other support for children
• Mental health assistance and emergency response services
• Preparedness measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19

• $75 million of the $380 million in the Indigenous Community Support Fund is new funding that has been announced for Indigenous organizations providing services to Indigenous peoples in urban centres and off reserve. More information on this $75 million will be available soon

Eligibility 

• Communities identified jointly by Indigenous Services Canada, the National Indigenous Organizations and other Indigenous leaders, based on emergency needs, do not need to apply
• On-reserve and self-governing First Nations communities will receive funding directly
• The amount provided to each community will take into account a base amount of $50,000 per community, the total population residing in community (based on 2016 Census population), and will be adjusted for remoteness and Community Wellbeing Index scores 
• Regional, urban and off-reserve Indigenous organizations need to apply through a call for proposals. This call will be opened soon and available on this web page.

Eligibility 

• Those who already receive the Canada Child Benefit do not need to re-apply.

These could include: 

• Meal preparation and grocery shopping assistance; 
• Homemaking services caregiver relief support (e.g., funded support to allow a family member to provide temporary care for a child or youth);
• Counselling services, online or by phone; 
• and other services that support family functioning.

Eligibility 

Eligibility and access to At Home Program medical benefits will be relaxed, and any families receiving benefits will continue to do so without the need for a reassessment during the pandemic period.

Eligibility 

• There is no need to apply for this payment. If you are eligible, you will get it automatically.

Eligibility 

• There is no need to apply for this payment. If you are eligible, you will get it automatically.

Eligibility 

• Aspiring business owners aged 18 – 39 years old 
• Canadian citizens or permanent residents currently living in Canada
• To determine best fit for you – review the basic eligibility criteria on the Futurepraneur website

Eligibility 

• The Stingray Stimulus Plan will support access to radio advertising grants for local Canadian businesses in all sectors
• For the purposes of the Stingray Stimulus Plan, local Canadian business is defined as any registered Canadian business, not for profit organization or charity that operates within 100 km of the designated municipality in which the applicable Stingray radio operation is located

Eligibility 

• BC Farmers

Eligibility 

• Beef and pork producers and in Canada affected by temporary closure of food processing plants during the pandemic

Eligibility 

New applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered eligible:

• Be licensed to do business in BC and have a valid BC business number
• Have at least two years of business revenues
• Be growing or processing one or more agricultural or food products in BC
• Use raw materials from BC for processing products when they are available in enough quantities
• Not be contracted to receive Buy BC cost-shared funding from IAF this fiscal year

Eligibility 

• Eligible beneficiaries will be able to access financial assistance faster

Eligibility 

BC artists who have previously submitted complete and eligible applications to:

• Creative BC’s Career Development program
• Music BC’s Artist Travel Grant program
• First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s Indigenous Music Initiative

No application is required

Eligibility 

Eligible employers include:

• individuals (including trusts)
• taxable corporations
• persons that are exempt from corporate tax (Part I of the Income Tax Act), other than public institutions:
• non-profit organizations
• agricultural organizations
• boards of trade
• chambers of commerce
• non-profit corporations for scientific research and experimental development
• labour organizations or societies
• benevolent or fraternal benefit societies or orders
• registered charities
• certain Indigenous government-owned corporations that carry on a business
• partnerships consisting of eligible employers and certain Indigenous governments
• registered Canadian amateur athletic associations
• registered journalism organizations
• private schools or private colleges, and
• partnerships consisting of eligible employers (including partnerships where at least 50% of the interests in the partnership are held by eligible employers)
• Public institutions are not eligible for the subsidy. This includes municipalities and local governments, Crown corporations, public universities, colleges and schools, and hospitals

Eligibility 

• Customer experiencing financial impact due to COVID-19 that have resulted in changes in employment from workplaces closing, reduced staffing levels, and higher electricity bills due to increased consumption from spending more time at home

Eligibility 

• Eligible businesses needed to be financially viable entities prior to the impact of the coronavirus.

Eligibility 

• Must have a student loan issued by the province of BC for your loan to be eligible for payment deferral.

• If you have a Canada Student Loan, you do not need to apply for the repayment pause
• Pause will automatically kick in

• Must be on ICBC Monthly payment plan to be eligible
• Must apply for deferral at least one business day before your next payment is due 
• Total sum of deferred payments will be withdrawn on your requested date of deferral

• Tax returns and payments with due dates after March 23, 2020 and before September 30, 2020 will now be due on September 30, 2020
• This deferral is automatic and no action, such as an application, is required on your part

• If you expect to receive benefits under the Good and Services Tax credit or the Canada Child Benefit, we encourage you to not delay your 2019 return filing to ensure that your entitlements are properly determined.

• Small or medium-sized business in Canada 
• Is automatically applied. No enrollment necessary

Eligibility 

• The Borrower is a Canadian operating business in operation as of March 1, 2020.
• The Borrower has a federal tax registration.
• The Borrower’s total employment income paid in the 2019 calendar year was between Cdn.$20,000 and Cdn.$1,500,000.
• The Borrower has an active business chequing/operating account with the Lender, which is its primary financial institution. This account was opened on or prior to March 1, 2020 and was not in arrears on existing borrowing facilities, if applicable, with the Lender by 90 days or more as at March 1, 2020.
• The Borrower has not previously used the Program and will not apply for support under the Program at any other financial institution.
• The Borrower acknowledges its intention to continue to operate its business or to resume operations.
• The Borrower agrees to participate in post-funding surveys conducted by the Government of Canada or any of its agents
• To qualify under the expanded eligibility criteria, applicants with payroll lower than $20,000 would need:
• a business operating account at a participating financial institution
• a Canada Revenue Agency business number, and to have filed a 2018 or 2019 tax return.
• eligible non-deferrable expenses between $40,000 and $1.5 million. Eligible non-deferrable expenses could include costs such as rent, property taxes, utilities, and insurance.

Eligibility 

• Business includes: 
  • Not-for-profit 
  • Sole proprietorships
  • Partnerships
  • Incorporated companies
  • Ranches and farms 
• Was in operation when the emergency commenced 
• Have a valid business license or approval to operate from the municipal or regional government
• Business owner must be prepared to sign a personal guarantee 
  • In the case of not-for-profit organizations or incorporated companies, director(s) must sign on its behalf
• Business that has not been able to operate or has operated at a reduced level for more than 5 days due to the emergency situation 
• Business must be able to demonstrate loss or reasonable expectation of reduction of business due to the emergency situation

• Farmers involved in Agribusiness, food and logistics are directed to visit the FFC link provided to discuss eligibility options

Eligibility 

• Canadian based business
• Generating Revenues for at least 24 months 
• Good credit history 
• You’ve reached the age of majority in the province or territory where you live

Eligibility

• The eligibility criteria for portfolio insurance is temporarily relaxed to help mortgage lenders access the IMPP
• This will allow previously uninsured mortgage loans that were funded before March 20, 2020, to be eligible for mortgage insurance

Eligibility 

Large Canadian employers who:

1. Have a significant impact on Canada’s economy, as demonstrated by 
   1. Having significant operations in Canada or
   2. Can generally demonstrate approximately $300 million or more in annual revenues; and 
   3. Require a minimum loan size of $60 million

• Large for-profit enterprises in all sectors, except for those in the financial sector, can apply for funding under LEEFF. Certain not-for-profit enterprises, such as airports, could also be eligible. Companies that have been found guilty of tax evasion are not eligible under the program. 
• Companies seeking support must :
  • commit to minimizing the loss of employment 
  • sustaining their domestic business activities, 
  • demonstrate that funding under LEEFF forms part of their overall plan to return to financial stability.