Clearview Chamber Of Commerce
220 Huron St, P.O. Box 1049
Stayner, Ontario L0M 1S0
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REGIONAL TOURISM COVID-19 UPDATE & RESOURCES
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RTO7's COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update & Resources
March 19, 2020
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Important Update - Federal COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
Yesterday, the government of Canada announced support for workers and businesses. Please see the statement from the Prime Minister here and the details from Department of Finance Canada here. The announcement included:
Temporary Income Support for Workers and Parents
For Canadians without paid sick leave (or similar workplace accommodation) who are sick, quarantined or forced to stay home to care for children, the Government is:
- Waiving the one-week waiting period for those individuals in imposed quarantine that claim Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits. This temporary measure is in effect as of March 15, 2020.
- Waiving the requirement to provide a medical certificate to access EI sickness benefits.
- Introducing the Emergency Care Benefit providing up to $900 bi-weekly, for up to 15 weeks. This flat-payment Benefit would be administered through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and provide income support to:
- Workers, including the self-employed, who are quarantined or sick with COVID-19 but do not qualify for EI sickness benefits.
- Workers, including the self-employed, who are taking care of a family member who is sick with COVID-19, such as an elderly parent, but do not quality for EI sickness benefits.
- Parents with children who require care or supervision due to school closures, and are unable to earn employment income, irrespective of whether they qualify for EI or not.
Application for the Benefit will be available in April 2020, and require Canadians to attest that they meet the eligibility requirements. They will need to re-attest every two weeks to reconfirm their eligibility. Canadians will select one of three channels to apply for the Benefit:
- by accessing it on their CRA MyAccount secure portal;
- by accessing it from their secure My Service Canada Account; or
- by calling a toll free number equipped with an automated application process.
Canadian Banks move to help customers allow deferral of mortgage payments, please contact your bank for more information.
NOW MORE THAN EVER YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
The survey that is linked here is to provide data to the Ministry regarding losses of business and revenue. The information will be aggregated so there will be no way to tell the origin of the data.
WITHOUT THIS DATA the province cannot adequately determine the amount of financial support needed by the tourism operators in the region. It is imperative for you to complete the survey by 8 am on Monday, March 23, 2020.
PLEASE CLICK on this LINK to access the survey. NOTE: Choose “Region 7: Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe” in response to Question #2 – Which region of Ontario do you operate in?
SURVEY CLOSES AT 8 AM (ET) ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020
We will keep you informed of further major happenings as they become known. Staying informed, applying and monitoring continuous sanitary practices in both the workplace and at home are important steps to weathering this difficult period of time.
RTO7, with support from the Provincial Government and their agencies and our many partners across the region, are committed to providing you, the stakeholders, with as much support as we can.
TIAO - 2.0 COVID 19 Impact on Ontario Tourism Operations survey March 18 to March 23, 2020 closing at 8:00 a.m.
Ontario Enact Declaration of Emergency to Protect the Public
Enhanced Measures to Protect Ontarians
Social Distancing – provides information on Social Distancing measures
Mass Gatherings – provides information Risk-informed decision-making for mass gatherings during COVID-19
Restaurants Canada - provides an informational series on Actionable Resources and Posters for the Workplace.
WHO: Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 (World Health Organization).
WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
TIAC: Coronavirus - Current situation
RTO7: RTO7's Coronavirus Update & Resources (great resource to share with small businesses & customer facing storefronts)
Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit: COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update for Partners - #6
Staying informed is a positive step to keeping our tourism industry strong. Please share these communications with your staff and peers. We encourage you to recommend to your fellow stakeholders to subscribe to RTO7’s newsletter to ensure they receive these updates. Visit RTO7.ca and click on “ARE YOU ON OUR MAILING LIST? SIGN-UP” or click on this link.
We will keep you informed as new and timely information becomes available.
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