PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ANNOUNCES GRADUAL REOPENING STARTING JANUARY 31
Ontario announced it will allow indoor dining, gyms and some additional indoor public settings to re-open at 50% capacity on January 31 as part of a three step plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in the province. Further lifting of restrictions will be phased in on February 21 and March 14.
Business Support Programs
To support businesses required to close or reduce capacity due to the public health measures put in place to blunt the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has launched the Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program. Through the new program, the government will provide eligible businesses with a rebate payment of up to 100 per cent for property tax and energy costs they incur while subject to these restrictions. Applications for the program opened on January 18, 2022. Learn more about the program and apply here.
The government is also introducing a new COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant that will give businesses subject to closure under the modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen a $10,000 grant. The money will flow to eligible businesses in February.
