[INTERNE MAJ 14] Key Information – COVID-19
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Propulsion Québec is in contact with key government players to ensure that we mitigate the impacts of the crisis on our ecosystem.
It is essential to remain responsible and supportive. We encourage all our members to follow carefully the directives issued by the Government of Quebec. We recommend that you visit this page on a daily basis as all new information will be updated.
Note to user:
Propulsion Québec has identified certain priority resources using the following symbols:
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Financial help to ensure corporate liquidity
Federal
Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)
- The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
- NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Support for Futurpreneur Canada
Support for Women Entrepreneurs
- Lowering the Domestic Stability Buffer
- Insured Mortgage Purchase Program
Provincial
- Concerted temporary action program for businesses
- Emergency assistance for SMEs (in French only)
- Flexibility measures for terms and conditions for Investissement Québec loans
Flexibility measures for Fonds locaux d’investissement (FLI) loans (in French only)
City of Montreal / PME Montréal
Financial measures to maintain current jobs (reducing work hours)
Help for municipal taxes
City of Montreal
Quebec City
Union des municipalités du Québec
Flexibility for payments(e.g. term debt)
Tax relief, GST/QST payment deferrals
Increased business lines of credit, decreased credit card interest rates, more payment holidays for lenders (financial institutions)
Federal / Financial institutions
Timeliness of measures, deadline flexibility, and extensions for projects on hold
Flexibility for payroll tax (to limit outflows)
*No specific measure
ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Provincial
- Temporary Aid for Workers Program
- Investissement Québec : Concerted temporary action program for businesses | For businesses whose liquidity is affected by the repercussions of COVID-19
Federal
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit to help workers and businesses
- Adjustment Program – Work-Sharing to help employers and employees avoid layoffs when there is a temporary reduction in the normal level of business activity
- Resources for Canadian bussinesses
- Economic Respond Plan : support to businesses
- Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grants
Innovative Solutions Canada | Accelerate your journey to market
City of Montreal
OTHER RESOURCES OF INTEREST
- Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (in French only)
- BDC : Support for entrepreneurs
- BDC : Business continuity plan and templates for entrepreneurs
- Export Development Canada (EDC) | COVID-19 : support for canadian exporters
- Deloitte | COVID-19: Managing supply chain risk and disruption Coronavirus impact highlights the need to transform traditional supply chain models
- Norton Rose Fulbright | 10 tipes to manage environmental risk during uncertain times
Export Development Canada (EDC) | Coronavirus (COVID-19): Managing the impact on global supply chains
BDC | How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business
NOVAlex: Conseils juridiques pratiques pour entrepreneur.es et dirigeant.es à l’ère du coronavirus (in French only)
Bonjour Startup Montréal : Comprendre et échanger sur les mesures économiques en lien avec le COVID-19 (in French only)
- Coboom | Guide pour érer la crise du COVID-19 : meilleures pratiques pour les chefs d’entreprises du Québec (in French only)
- Deloitte | Managing cash flow during a period of crisis
- Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés | Guide d’information pour faire face à la pandémie de la COVID-19 (in French only)
- Montréal inc. | Support for Montreal entrepreneurs COVID-19
- Communiqué | Fondaction annonce un répit de trois mois pour les entreprises de son portefeuille (March 13, 2020, in French only)
- McKinsey & Company | Coronavirus: Five strategies for industrial and automotive companies
- TechnoMontréal | Le Mur des innovations technologiques québécoises (in French only)
- Element AI | Free platform to assist COVID-19 response efforts
Norton Rose Fulbright | Breaking news – Access to federal wage subsidies and stimulus funding in Canada
Deloitte | Combatting COVID-19 with resilience
Chaire en fiscalité et en finances publiques | Suivi des mesures économiques gouvernementales découlat de la crise de la COVID-19 : Québec, Canada et Monde (evolving document, in French)
Deloitte | Private company liquidity and financing in the face of COVID-19
AéroMontréal | Useful Resources
Corporate Knights | The Canada we want: How a green recovery can help us bounce back stronger
Institut intelligence et données de l’Université Laval | Propriété intellectuelle IA et données : l’essentiel des enjeux juridiques à considérer (in French)
Cognibox | COVID-19 : À vos marques… Planifiez-Préparez-Réorganisez, votre entreprise est-elle prête pour la reprise ? (in French)
McCarthy Tetrault | COVID-19: Economic relief measures announced to date
Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ) | Feuille de route pour une relance économique sécuritaire et durable (in French)
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail | IRSST’s Notices, Recommendations and Support Tools : The contribution of occupational health and safety (OHS) research to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CALLS FOR INNOVATION
Business opportunities
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