COVID-19: Support programs and services
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
Government of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada
Export Development Canada
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- 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)
Trade Commissioners Service
- Website: Resources for Canadian Businesses
Government of Ontario
- Program: Digital Main Street Platform
- Website: Ontario Together: help fight Coronavirus
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Business opportunities - research, development, procurement, services
Government of Canada
Smith School of Business
- Service: Kingston Region Business Support Network
- Service: SupportSME
SOSCIP
- Resource: SOSCIP COVID-19 Response
Hockeystick
- Database: Active Funders in Canada
Canadian Council for the Arts
- 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.
Forbes
COVID-19 Virtual Partnering Event
- Online conference: COVID-19 Virtual Partnering Event
Recommendations to support entrepreneurs
Kingston Economic Development Corporation
Women of influence
La Cite
- Webinars: College La Cite: Nos webinaires
SheEO
- Workshops and webinars: Learning Lab - new webinars added regularly
Startup Canada
- Resources: Top 10 COVID-19 Resources
Intuit Software
- Resources: COVID-19 Small Business Survival Kit
KPMG
Women in Communications and Technology
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
- Resource: COVID-19 Small Business Help Centre
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
- Resource: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
Conference Board of Canada
Innovation Guelph
Ryerson University
- Resource: COVID-19 Updates for Zones
New ideas and approaches
MaRS Discovery District
DMZ