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The County of Brant has approved a Temporary Patio Allowance Program to assist restaurant establishments. 

The applicants will be required to adhere to Brant County Health Unit, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and all other relevant Provincial direction. Click Here for a one-page summary of the Temporary Patio Allowance Program

Applicants must complete the online form and must include; 

• A Completed Application Form
  • If you are having issues completing the online form, please contact a member of the team today at patio@brant.ca 
• Certificate of Insurance (if your patio will be on public property)
• AGCO “liquor license”
• Drawing of the Patio to scale. 

For more information and to submit your application, contact patio@brant.ca

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, County of Brant Council passed the Temporary Sales Event program to allow retailers increased flexibility for safe shopping arrangements during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This program allows retail businesses to establish a temporary sales event outside of their usual place of business. Click Here for a one-page summary of the Temporary Sales Event program.  

Applicants must; 

• Complete the Online Application Form; 
  • If you are having issues completing the online form, please contact a member of the team today at invest@brant.ca 
• Diagram of Proposed Location; 
• Layout of the Temporary Sales Event; and 
• Valid certificate of insurance if applicable (refer to section 5 of the application). 

Staff will review the application within five (5) business days (if needed) and return signed approval to the applicant or advice of any additional information required. 

Temporary Sales Event must follow all Brant County Health Unit directives, Provincial directives, and AODA regulations. 

For more information and to submit your application, contact invest@brant.ca 

The County of Brant has created a new Community Improvement Plan Program to allow businesses to implement public safety measures.  In direct surveying of County of Brant businesses, additional interior safety measures were identified as another avenue to protect the public and employees from COVID-19.

Eligible expenses include but are not limited to:

• Installation of barriers to protect employees and the public;
• Permanent signage, kiosks and other markings to promote physical distancing;
• Reorientation of store aisles and displays to allow for greater distancing;
• Other permanent modifications that meet the intent of the Province's COVID-19 Guidance or that of the Brant County Health Unit. 

Please note, projects can not be reimbursed for work already completed. 

A onetime grant of up $2,000 to assist businesses that operate public enclosed spaces will be eligible. For the first $1,000.00 spent, the County will refund 100% of eligible costs excluding HST, and 50% of the remaining costs up to a maximum grant value of $2,000.00.

The application process is now open.

For more information about this new funding opportunity for businesses, please review:

1. One-page summary of the Public Safety Community Improvement Plan
2. Application for Financial Incentive: Public Safety Community Improvement Plan Application.
3. Public Safety Community Improvement Plan

For information, contact invest@brant.ca or call 519.44BRANT, 1.855.44BRANT 

CLICK HERE to view Federal support for businesses 

CLICK HERE to view Federal support for Agriculture 

CLICK HERE to view Federal support for Culture, Heritage, and Sport 

CLICK HERE to view Federal support for Tourism  

CLICK HERE to view information on the Fed Dev Jobs and Growth Fund 

CLICK HERE to view information on the Fed Dev Tourism Relief Fund 

CLICK HERE to access the Federal Business Benefit Finder 

CLICK HERE to access the National Trust for Canada's Young Canada Works 

Highlighted Federal Funding Program

Individuals

• Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit – provides temporary income support to employed and self-employed people who cannot work due to a COVID-19 lockdown.
• Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit – provides income support to employed and self-employed individuals who are unable to work because they are sick or need to self-isolate due to COVID-19, or have an underlying health condition that puts them at greater risk of getting COVID-19.
• Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit – provides income support to employed and self-employed individuals who are unable to work because they must care for their child under 12 years old or a family member who needs supervised care. 

Businesses

• Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program – provides support through wage and rent subsidies to select tourism and hospitality businesses still facing pandemic related challenges, with a subsidy rate of up to 75%.
• Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program – provides support through wage and rent subsidies to other businesses that have faced deep losses, with a subsidy rate of up to 50%.
• Local Lockdown Program – provides businesses that face temporary new local lockdowns with up to the maximum amount available through wage and rent subsidy programs.
• Canada Recovery Hiring Program – provides a subsidy to cover part of a business’ wages as they hire new employees and increase existing employees' wages or hours.
• Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP) – provides businesses heavily impacted by COVID-19, access guaranteed, low-interest loans of $25,000 to $1 million to cover operational cash flow needs. 
• Tourism Relief Fund – supports tourism businesses and organizations to adapt their operations to meet public health requirements while investing in products and services to facilitate their future growth.

CLICK HERE to view Provincial "COVID-19 Help for Businesses in Ontario" 

CLICK HERE to view the "Reconnect Festival and Event Program"