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

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)

Business Development Bank of Canada

Webinar: How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business
News release: Support for entrepreneurs impacted by the coronavirus COVID-19

Export Development Canada

Webinar: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Managing the impact on global supply chains
News release: How EDC is helping exporters during COVID-19

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)

News article: Here's where Canadian artists and freelancers can find help during COVID-19 shutdowns

Business opportunities - research, development, procurement, services

Government of Canada

News release: Calling all suppliers – Help Canada combat Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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