The new Ontario COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant will provide a grant of $10,000 to eligible small businesses required to close under modified Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen.

Applications open from February 9, 2022 to March 11, 2022.

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Eligibility

To receive the grant, a small business identified from the eligible list below must:

• have been required to close due to public health orders that took effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 5, 2022
• have had fewer than 100 employees as of December 31, 2021
• have been an active business as of January 14, 2022

Newly established and newly eligible small businesses will need to apply for the grant.

Eligible small businesses include:

• restaurants and bars
• facilities for indoor sports and recreational fitness activities (including fitness centres and gyms)
• racing venues, casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments
• museums, galleries, aquariums, zoos, science centres, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens and similar attractions
• performing arts venues and cinemas
• meeting or event spaces
• tour and guide services
• conference centres and convention centres
• driving instruction for individuals
• before- and after-school programs