Lytton Business Restart Program
The Lytton Business Restart Program helps businesses reopen or start in Lytton, supporting the community’s recovery.
Program funding will be prioritized for core businesses including grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels and gathering places such as coffee shops.
Offered by Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Amount
Rapid Restart stream: up to $20,000 per recipient (non-repayable contributions); Small Business Recovery stream: up to $1M per recipient (repayable and non-repayable contributions)
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Who can apply
Eligible organizations | Businesses that are new or returning to Lytton, B.C.
The following legal businesses can apply for funding:
- Individuals or sole proprietorships
- Non-profit organizations
- Cooperatives
- Small- and medium-sized incorporated businesses
- Indigenous-owned businesses
To qualify for funding, a business must:
- plan to operate in the Village of Lytton or within 15 km, including on reserve
- have fewer than 500 employees
- be a registered business for tax purposes
- be ready to restart operations as Lytton rebuilds
To apply for the Rapid Restart stream, a business must:
- have been operating at the time of the wildfire on June 30, 2021; and
- still have the same ownership
To apply for the Small Business Recovery stream, a business can be:
- a core business essential to Lytton’s economic recovery (e.g., grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels, coffee shops)
- a returning business that was operating at the time of the wildfire on June 30, 2021 and still has the same ownership
- a new business (not operating before the wildfire) or a returning business with new ownership
About the funding
Funding per recipient
Rapid Restart stream:
up to $20,000
Small Business Recovery stream:
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up to $1M
Type of funding
Rapid Restart stream:
non-repayable contributions
Small Business Recovery stream:
repayable and non-repayable contributions
Eligible businesses can apply for repayable or non-repayable contributions in one of these two funding streams: the Rapid Restart stream or the Small Business Recovery stream.
PacifiCan will work with each business to identify eligible project activities and costs, and to determine the total amount of available funding.
PacifiCan funding can cover reasonable, incremental and essential project costs including:
- equipment such as machinery or computers
- supplies such as textiles or baking ingredients
- professional services
- other business expenses including commercial space fit-up and communications
- salaries and benefits (for businesses with employees)
- basic construction costs (only eligible as repayable expenses in the Small Business Recovery stream)
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