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    Director's Message: Looking Forward to 2021

    With 2020 soon behind us, we look forward to the promise of a brighter year in 2021. None of us have escaped the wide-reaching impacts of this pandemic.

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    Ontario Small Business Support Grant

    In January 2021, applications will open for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant, which will help small businesses that are required to close or significantly restrict services under the new Provincewide Shutdown effective December 26, 2020.

    Details

    Starting at $10,000 for all eligible businesses,.

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    Canada Summer Jobs Program Now Open for Applications

    Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

    Objectives

    The Canada Summer Jobs program.

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    Cameras are rolling in Brantford

    The Economic Development and Tourism Department was pleased to welcome ten productions to the City of Brantford in 2020—a new record for the city, despite a three-month provincial shut down of the industry from mid-March to mid-June. Eight of those productions occurred between August and December,.

  • City Impliments Changes to Licensing Fees to Support Local Businesses

    Given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses is expected to continue into the 2021 licensing year (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022), Brantford City Council has approved a plan to provide additional flexibility and relief to businesses that are part of the City's Business Licensing program.

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  • Support from the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy

    Canadian businesses, non-profit organizations, or charities who have seen a drop in revenue due to the pandemic may be eligible for a subsidy to cover part of their commercial rent or property expenses.  This subsidy provides payments directly to qualifying renters and property.

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    November 2020 Construction Numbers

    The City released its November 2020 Report on Construction Activity demonstrating a construction value of $14.920 million for 68 permits issued.

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    SME Supports from Enterprise Brant

    The Pandemic has affected all of us and changed the way some of us will operate going forward. Many small businesses and community organizations have been impacted from closures and other public health measures put in place to keep us all safe.

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    November 2020 Labour Market Update

    The latest Statistics Canada local labour market report customized for the Brantford CMA for last month is Dec 07, 2020

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