Innovacorp has provided two of its investment portfolio companies, Securicy and LeadSift, $50,000 each to help them and their clients navigate the COVID-19 situation. Securicy in Sydney will use the funds to deliver a free IT security offering to Nova Scotia small businesses, particularly those that can benefit from the company’s new offering for remote employees. Halifax-based LeadSift will […]
Are you a business that can supply products and services in support of Nova Scotia’s response to COVID-19? If so, we want to hear from you. A procurement portal has been developed and includes a list of products and services we’re looking for. For more information and to access this portal, click here.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)released its fourth update on its national online survey. Launched on April 3, the survey now has 10,550 responses. The average cost of COVID-19 on small business so far is $214,915. Results indicated that 65% of small businesses nationally pay rent. At 19%, Nova Scotia had more businesses with signed […]
CANS staff will continue to work remotely the week of April 13, 2020, based on the advice of public health officials. All digital services remain active. Please understand there may be delays in certain CANS services but we are actively working on to keep any issues minimal.
In March 2020, measures to contain the COVID-19 virus caused sudden, unprecedented interruptions in business across Canada. Within a couple of weeks of the outbreak in Canada, more than 3 million Canadians were affected by either job loss or reduced hours. Learn more about the virus’s impact on the labour market from Statistics Canada.
As of April 8, 2020, travel has been removed as a requirement for testing for COVID-19. The list of symptoms being screened for has also expanded. If you have two or more of the following symptoms, visit https://811.novascotia.ca/ to determine if you should call 811 for further assessment: fever new or worsening cough sore throat runny nose […]
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has launched a new webpage and online video to provide COVID-19 investing information to the public. Read the full release from the Province detailing this new resource. Visit Nova Scotia Securities Commission’s page for COVID-19 Investing Information.
Nova Scotia has recorded its second death related to COVID-19. On Wednesday, April 8, a woman in her 90s with underlying medical conditions died in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital as a result of complications related to COVID-19. Read the full statement released by the Government of Nova Scotia on April 9, 2020. A reminder, recordings […]
The federal government announced on April 8, 2020, relaxed eligibility requirements for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, as well as new measures to help students make money this summer during the coronavirus pandemic. Key changes: The threshold for CEWS has been lowered to 15 per cent. If you have hired a student under the Canada […]
On behalf of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), we are asking you to support their urgent request of the federal government to create an Emergency COVID-19 Construction Cost Reimbursement Program. This program would be intended to alleviate some of the financial pressure the industry is experiencing throughout the ongoing pandemic.