Two $20-million funds established to help self-employed and laid-off workers in Nova Scotia who do not qualify for employment insurance are now available online.
Applications for the Worker Emergency Bridge Fund and Small Business Impact Grant aimed at helping those impacted by the ongoing coronavirus health crisis went online Friday at 8 a.m.
Through the Worker Emergency Bridge Fund, the province will provide a one-time payment of $1,000 to “bridge the gap between the layoffs and closures and the federal government’s Canada Emergency Response benefit.” You’re able to apply if you earned between $5,000 and $34,000 a year in 2018 and were laid off or out of work on or after March 16, 2020, because of COVID-19.