Ontario is helping businesses recover costs for personal protective equipment
by Rob Sysak, November 16, 2020![](https://8a6404.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/logo-wqw.png)
Overview of available funding
Your business can apply online for funding from one or more of the following initiatives:
- Main Street Relief Grant for Personal protective equipment (PPE) providing up to $1,000 for PPE costs to eligible small businesses across Ontario with 2 and 9 employees
- Property Tax and Energy Cost Rebate Grants for businesses that were required to shut down or significantly restrict services due to provincial public health measures (modified Stage 2 restrictions or, going forward, in areas categorized as control or lockdown). This provincial application-based grant provides a rebate to eligible businesses in respect of property taxes and energy bills.
For all Main Street Relief Grant and Property Tax and Energy Cost Rebate Grant:
- General business information (e.g. Business Number as provided by Canada Revenue Agency)
- Banking information (e.g. banking institution, account number, branch code)
Main Street Relief Grant application:
- Receipts or proof of costs for PPE purchased since March 17, 2020.
- PPE could include
- Gloves, gowns, face shields, eye protection, masks, sanitizer, sanitizing wipes
- Thermometers, temperature monitors or cameras
- Physical changes, including the installation of hand sanitizer stations and plexiglass dividers
- Signs to guide or inform customers and employees.
For the Property Tax Rebate and Energy Cost Rebate Grant:
- Property tax bill or proof of costs associated with property taxes pertaining to the modified Stage 2, Control or Lockdown period.
- Electricity bill and natural gas bill (or heating oil/propane bill) pertaining to the modified Stage 2, Control or Lockdown period.
Note that businesses owned by the federal, provincial, or a municipal government, or by a person holding federal or provincial office, are not eligible for the Property Tax Rebate and Energy Cost Rebate Grants.