Quick facts regarding business benefit package Best of the Best
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60 per cent or more will be eligible to receive 15 per cent of their monthly revenue, up to a maximum of $10,000. The Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit is intended to provide additional support in cases where federal programs fall short. Businesses are required to report the total amount of provincial and federal support received, to ensure no more than 80 per cent of revenue is covered. Funds can be used to: COVID-19, such as personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies.
- merce opportunities so that they can continue to serve customers.
The Enhanced COVID-19 Business Benefit provides financial assistance to Alberta businesses, cooperatives and non-profit organizations with fewer than 500 employees. Quick facts - efit will be available in April 2021 following the conclusion of the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant pro- gram.
o Organizations eligible for the Small and Medium Enter- prise Relaunch Grant can apply for funding through this
program until March 31.
o Detailed information on program parameters will be in- cluded in the program guidelines closer to the launch date
in April.
o Money received under this program does not need to be repaid.
program is $120 million.
to more than 50,000 small businesses through the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant.
- prises are an important part of Alberta’s economy, accounting for more than 99 per cent of all business- es and almost 55 per cent of all employment.
has provided billions of dollars in supports to job creators since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
o Deferring corporate in- come tax collection for six
months, providing $1.5 billion in relief.
o Deferring education prop- erty taxes and freezing the
rate at 2019 levels. o Deferring WCB premiums Coaldale teams with AHS
CONTRIBUTED The Town of Coaldale is partnering with Alberta Health Services (AHS) on a pilot program
designed to improving the well-being of town residents. Healthy Communities by Design provides municipalities with public health information and guidance which may be used to design communities that better support healthy lifestyles. “By partnering with AHS
in this Healthy Communities initiative, the town shows a de- sire to look inward and make improvements where they are needed to improve the overall health of the population,” says Dr. Vivien Suttorp, Medical Officer of Health in AHS South Zone.
“Health outcomes such as
life expectancy, cancer rates and infant mortality rates often differ between geographies and also within communities. One of the best ways to decrease these differences is, first of all, to understand a community and what’s important to the people who live there: the cul- ture, access to recreation and healthy food choices, educa- tion and more.” Through the program, the
town can harness the expertise of AHS health professionals — including dietitians, health promotion facilitators, public health inspectors and medical officers of health — to assist with drafting or improving ex- isting policies related to tobac- co/alcohol reduction, healthy eating, sun safety, walkability and physical activity. There is no cost to the Town
of Coaldale for participating, and the town is under no obligation to implement any suggestions coming from the pilot program. “People and their communi-
ties are closely linked. Creating healthy communities can help shape the future of wellness in our province and empower all Albertans to live healthier lifestyles,” said Grant Hunter, MLA for Taber-Warner. “I look forward to working with our community partners to im- prove the wellness of Coaldale residents, their families and our community as a whole.” About 100 Alberta commu-
nities have participated in the initiative since it began in 2016. For instance, after par- ticipating in Healthy Commu- nities by Design, the Pincher Creek Wellness Committee decided UV exposure posed a health hazard that could be mitigated. The committee developed a program that enabled community groups to rent shade tents for their events, and later added sun
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and paying 50 per cent of them for small and medium businesses, saving them $350 million.
o Providing a 90-day deferral for utility payments last spring.
o Banning commercial evictions, rent increases and late fees for commercial tenants.
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