Below you will find a list of resources and information for entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs who are responding to the changing landscape driven by the COVID-19 situation. For information related to researchers and research at Queen's, please visit the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research) COVID-19 website.
Government programs and supports
- Program: The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- Program: Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
- Sub-program: Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
- Website: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Website: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Infectious Disease, Outbreaks/Pandemics
- Program: Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
- Funding: COVID-19 Challenges
- Form: Daily Update Call from ISED
- Funding: Accelerate your journey to market
- Resources: Resources for Canadian Businesses
- App: Canada Business App
- Website: Canada's Regional Development Agencies: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Website: Resources for Canadian Businesses
- Program: Digital Main Street Platform
- Website: Ontario Together: help fight Coronavirus
Business opportunities - research, development, procurement, services
- Service: Kingston Region Business Support Network
- Service: SupportSME
- Resource: SOSCIP COVID-19 Response
- Database: Active Funders in Canada
- Website: I Lost My Gig Canada , a space for creative industries and other vulnerable freelance and gig economy workers to connect and share stories in response to growing income precarity in Canada.
- Online conference: COVID-19 Virtual Partnering Event
Recommendations to support entrepreneurs
- Webinars: College La Cite: Nos webinaires
- Workshops and webinars: Learning Lab - new webinars added regularly
- Intuit Software: intuit.com/ca
- Resource: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
- Resource: COVID-19 Updates for Zones