Applications for circuit breaker business grant now open

The Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant is open to eligible businesses of any size that have been in operation since Feb. 1, 2021.

Troy MacKenzie who owns a couple of businesses in downtown Prince George says, the application process seemed to be more streamlined.

“It’s another one of these reactionary, we don’t have the choice but to look at all these things and take what we can get. It’s been pretty tough, but as far as the efficiency of the application and getting through it, it was much more streamlined.”

To be eligible, a business is required to:

* confirm it has been affected by the recent provincial health orders;

* provide electronic banking information;

* confirm it is registered as a B.C. business;

* produce a business validation document, such as a business licence, liquor licence, notice of assessment, or lease agreement; and

* confirm majority ownership and operations and payment of taxes in B.C.

Businesses that were closed or had their licences revoked due to provincial health order non-compliance are not eligible for this grant.

Applications will remain open until June 4, 2021, or until the grant funds are disbursed.

For more information on you can head to their website.

by Randi-Marie Adams

Applications for circuit breaker business grant now open

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