Apr. 03, 2020 by CVCA Staff
As the global COVID-19 situation continues to spread rapidly, concern for member health and safety remains top of mind. This resource page will be updated regularly to help CVCA members stay informed during this rapidly evolving situation.
The CVCA team remains actively engaged on a number of different initiatives to protect the interests and raise the profile of our membership.
In response to this unprecedented situation, we are now speaking to the government on a daily basis and keeping track of the measures being announced for businesses to weather the uncertainty we are all facing. CVCA members should watch their inbox and other CVCA channels for information about upcoming calls and webinars.
We stand ready and we invite you to contact the CVCA team at any time regarding any concerns, suggestions or recommendations.
Travel and Health Information
- Travel Advice and Advisories from Government of Canada
- World Health Organization – COVID 19 Information
- Updates about international travel and health from World Health Organization
- Health Canada decision-making guidelines for mass gatherings during COVID-19
- Infection & Prevention Control Canada
- Public Health Ontario
- Public Health British Columbia
- Alberta Health Services
- Public Health Saskatchewan
- Public Heath Manitoba
- Quebec Public Health
- Public Health New Brunswick
- Health and Community Services Newfoundland and Labrador
- Public Health Nova Scotia
- Public Health Prince Edward Island
- Nunavut – Department of Health
- Public health – Yukon Health and Social Services
- Health and Social Services – Northwest Territories
- Community-based measures everyone can do to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada
- HoneyBook: How to Manage Your Mental Health in the Face of Coronavirus Uncertainty
Department of Finance – Canadian Federal Government Information
Active Government Programs Available To Support Business
- Work-Sharing Program – Temporary special measures
- Employment and Social Development Canada: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Export Development Canada: COVID-19
- Business Development Bank of Canada: Support for entrepreneurs impacted by coronavirus
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Resources for Canadian businesses
- COVID-19 subscription for public health updates
- What Canada’s Regional Development Agencies are doing to help business during the COVID-19 pandemic
- A dedicated COVID-19 tile has been added to the Canada Business App, providing links to government announcements and information for businesses
- ISED’s social media team remains available to support and to amplify regional content as appropriate
- BDC: We are here for you and your business
- COVID-19: BDC Small Business Loan
- COVID-19 BDC Working Capital Term Loan
- COVID-19: EDC-BDC — Purchase Order Financing
- COVID-19: Income support to avoid Layoffs – Work-sharing program
- COVID-19: Get your drug or medical device to clinical trial faster (Health Canada – Clinical Trials)
- COVID-19: Support for tourism operators and SMEs
- COVID-19: Information and Support to make decisions during COVID-19 Outbreak
- COVID-19: Suppliers – Help Canada Combat Coronavirus
- COVID-19: Help Canada Meet The Need For Medical Equipment
- COVID-19: National Research Council Canada -COVID-19 response
- COVID-19: Emergency Income Relief for the Self-Employed (PEI)
- COVID-19: Emergency Relief – Worker Assistance Program (PEI)
- COVID-19: Emergency Working Capital Financing (PEI)
- COVID-19: Northwest Territories COVID-19 Economic Relief
- COVID-19: Ontario Together: help fight Coronavirus – Looking for emergency products and innovative solutions
- COVID-19: Funding for Quebec businesses affected by COVID-19
- BDC Webinar (March 25): How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business
- BDC: COVID-19:Supports for Canadian Businesses
General Business COVID-19 Resources & Opinion
- Managing Anxiety & Stress
- Key Consumer Behavior Thresholds Identified As The Coronavirus Outbreak Evolves
- 8 steps for planning your emergency and disaster plan
- Pandemic Planning Policy for Employers: Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Practical workforce strategies that put your people first
- COVID-19: Managing cash flow during a period of crisis
- An Employer’s Guide to Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- “Working from Zoom” – Remote work tips from a WFH veteran
- How do we adapt to COVID-19?
- Grassroots Database Launched To Help Unemployed Canadian Startup Workers Amid Covid-19
- Goodmans LLP: COVID-19 Resource Centre
- COVID and capital: The Investors guide to managing investment in uncertain times
- Highline Beta’s 7 recommendations for startups on what to do in this COVID-19 crisis
- COVID-19: Implications for business
- HoneyBook: Webinar: Coronavirus & My Business
- HoneyBook: Business Continuity Plan for Small Business – How to Prepare Your Business for Coronavirus – 18 Protection Steps
- HoneyBook: What To Say When: Swipe Copy for Responding to Coronavirus Scenarios
- HoneyBook: Force Majeure Clause Sample [Free Template]
- HoneyBook: How to Initiate Postponements and Cancellations Regarding Coronavirus (& What to Do With Your Client Contracts)
- HoneyBook: How to Prevent Event Cancellations [Plus, Free Email Templates]
- HoneyBook: Small Business Relief Resources for Coronavirus (Canada & USA)
- HoneyBook: Coronavirus & Small Businesses Resource Hub
- Pandemic preparedness and responding to COVID-19
- Here are some COVID-19 resources created by startups, for startups
- Canadian Startup Community #COVID19 Talent Help List
- The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup
- Canadian Business Resilience Network
- The world remade by COVID-19
- Updated: Out with the Old and in with the New – the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- Updated: The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (Wildeboer Dellelce)
- Fasken: Government response plan for Canada, Québec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta
- RSM Canada: The Real Economy, Canada: Volume 5
- Communitech: COVID-19 Info Centre
- MaRS: COVID-19 collection
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (“BLG”): COVID-19: Breaking developments and essential resources
- Dealhack Canada Guide to Free Online Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Dream Legacy Foundation: Falling Through The Cracks Report
Venture Capital and Private Equity Specific COVID-19 Resources & Opinion
- Defense Preparedness: Get to the Other Side
- The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup
- The VC Fundraising Environment and COVID-19
- VC firms offer group therapy for founders due to the COVID-19 outbreak
- Current Active Funders in Canada – Hockeystick Platform
- The Economic Impact of Coronavirus: What GPs Need to Know
- IPEV Board provides views on estimating fair value at 31 March 2020
- COVID-19’s Influence on the US PE Market
- RSM Canada: Key considerations for private equity in managing the COVID-19 crisis
- C100: Startup Playbook in a Sudden Downturn — Resources to help you navigate a changing reality