CLOSED – COVID-19 Alberta Support Programs

Support for Businesses 

Restrictions Exemption Program Implementation Grant (closed)

Eligibility

• Small and medium-sized organizations (includes cooperatives and non-profit organizations) choosing to implement the Restrictions Exemption Program
• On list of eligible in-scope operators
• Has a permanent establishment in Alberta
• Employs fewer than 500 employees 

Benefit

• One-time payment of $2,000 

Action Needed

• Applications accepted online using MyAlberta Digital ID account (registration required)
• Further details are available here

Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant (closed)

Eligibility

• Alberta businesses, cooperatives and non-profits that were ordered to close or curtail operations, and that experienced a revenue reduction of at least 30%, as a result of COVID-19, may be eligible

Benefit

• Applicants can choose any month between determined times to maximize their benefit payment; the spring 2021 payment is 15% of the eligible organization’s revenue from the chosen month to a maximum of $10,000

Action Needed

• For information on the application process, see here
• Application is through online portal

Education Property Tax Deferral (closed)

Eligibility

• Non-residential property owners

Benefit

• Six-month deferral of non-residential education property tax or a combined municipal and education property tax deferral effectively equivalent to a six-month deferral of education property tax

Action Needed

• No action required
• More details available: AB Education Property Tax Deferral

Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) Premium Relief (closed)

Eligibility

• All private sector employers are eligible

Benefit

• 2020 WCB premiums deferred to 2021
• When invoicing resumes, 50% of 2020 premiums will be waived for small- and medium-sized private sector employers

Action Needed

• No action required
• More details available: Premium Relief for Employers

Tourism Levy Abatement (closed)

Eligibility

• Tourism operators that experienced at least 40% decrease in net revenue in a collection period between October 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 compared to same period in 2019 as reported on tourism levy return
• Must have submitted tourism levy return as of January 5, 2022

Benefit

• Where operators qualify for the abatement, they will be issued a refund for October and November 2021 collection periods or be notified in TRACS when submitting the return that the tourism levy does not have to be remitted  

Action Needed

• More details available: Tourism Levy Deferral