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Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)
For BC Women-Owned Businesses
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Funding is limited and approved on a first come, first served basis
Email your income statement for the last 2 years (or if business has been operational for less
than 2 years please submit financials for the time period the business has been operational).
Email your balance sheet dated as close to March 1, 2020 as possible.
Email all documents to loans@womensenterprise.ca
The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund provides funding to support businesses that do not qualify for
the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) or other government recovery funds. If you have
received CEBA or other RRRF funds you will not qualify for this fund.
Enter the required information in the space provided. An asterisk (*) indicates a required field.
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Legal name of applicant organization: *
Operating name if different than legal name:
Email Address: Website:
Telephone: * Facsimile:
Mailing Address
Mailing address (Including suite, unit, apt #): *
Mailing address line 2:
City: * Province/Territory:
*
Postal Code: *
Legal Address[Same as Mailing Address ]
Legal address (Including suite, unit, apt #): *
Legal address line 2:
City: * Province/Territory:
*
Postal Code: *
Organization Details
What date did your business commence operations in Canada? *
Business Structure: Corporation / Partnership / Sole proprietorship *
How many employees currently work for your organization? *
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Estimate the number of jobs created, maintined or expanded over the
next year if approved for this funding?
Jobs created total # :
Jobs maintained total #:
Jobs expanded total #:
Is the applicant a (select ALL that apply):
Provision of this information is voluntary.
Note that this information is collected for statistical purposes and will
not impact the loan approval decision.
Women-owned business
Indigenous-owned business
Tourism business (excluding retail)
Youth-owned business (under the age of 30)
Entrepreneur with a Disability-owned business
Francophone-owned business
Visible Minority-owned business
LGBTQ2+-owned business
New Canadian-owned business (Canadian citizen or PR within the last 5
years)
ORGANIZATION UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Provide your CRA Business number or
GST number (first 9 digits only):
I do not have a CRA Business number
Business Type:
Sole Proprietorship Partnership Incorporated
Provide incorporation information below:
Incorporation type:
Incorporated Federally Incorporated Provincially Not incorporated
Incorporation Number:
In the province of: Date of incorporation:
Primary Contact The Primary Contact will be contacted for any follow-up to this application.
First name: * Last name:
*
Title: *
Email address: * Telephone: * Cell:
FUNDING REQUEST
What amount of loan funding is being requested? Note: Maximum request is $40,000 *
Please identify the amounts to be used within the following expense categories. The funds from this loan may
only be used by the Borrower to pay non-deferrable operating costs for which the applicant has not previously
received assistance from other federal and provincial funding measures.
Note: Total should equal the amount of funding requested.
Payroll (salaries and benefits) Note: Cannot be used for payroll costs previously supported through the Canada
Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS).
*
Property Taxes *
Rent – Note: Cannot be used to replace occupancy costs previously supported through the Canada Emergency
Commercial Rent Assistance
*
Utilities *
Cleaning supplies and additional safety measures *
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$ 0.00
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Bank interest / charges *
Office supplies and vehicle operating expenses *
Lease payments for existing equipment / machinery *
Professional Fees *
Insurance *
Regularly scheduled debt servicing Note: fund can not be used to payoff existing loans *
Other eligible expenses (retooling, rethinking workflows, automation, robotics, developing new markets etc). Please
describe:
*
TOTAL (must not exceed $40,000)
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COVID-19 SUPPORT MEASURES
Recipients of funding from the following federal relief measures may not be eligible for funding under the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
Has your business applied, received or been deemed ineligible for any of the following federal COVID-19 economic support measures? *
Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
Applied Approved Rejected Do not meet eligibility criteria Did not apply *
If you were approved for CEBA you will not be eligible for the RRRF.
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Applied Approved Rejected Do not meet eligibility criteria Did not apply *
Has your landlord applied for
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent
Assistance (CECRA)
Applied Approved Rejected Do not meet eligibility criteria Did not apply *
Any other federal of provincial COVID-19
emergency relief programs.
Applied Approved Rejected Do not meet eligibility criteria Did not apply *
If you have selected “Approved” for any of
the above programs please state the total
amount of funding received and the name of
the program.
ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS
Does your business have access to any other
forms of credit? (loans, LOCs etc)
Applied Approved Rejected Do not meet eligibility criteria Did not apply
If you selected ‘APPROVED” please state the
total amount received and who provided it
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Enter the amount of revenue generated by your business in 2019. *
If there is additional information you would like us to know about your business’s amount of revenue
generated in 2019, please list it here.
(Maximum 500 Characters)*
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Enter the estimated (%) revenue reduction in 2020 directly related to COVID-19 impacts. *
Is your business in arreras with CRA? Yes No *
List the estimated total operating costs for your business for the next 12 months.
Category Total Operating Costs
Utilities *
Insurance *
Debt Expense *
Professional Fees *
Rent *
Wages and Salaries *
Property and Business Taxes *
Other (explain other costs) *
Other (explain other costs) *
Total
List the estimated total revenue earned by your business for the next 12 months *
Operating balance (calculation).
Email your income statement for the last 2 years (or if business has been operational for
less than 2 years please submit financials for the time period the business has been
operational) If not available, please explain.
*
BUSINESS INFORMATION*
Provide a description of your organization and its
principal business line(s). (maximum 1000 characters
including spaces)
EXPECTED IMPACTS*
Describe the impact that COVID-19 has had on your business and how RRRF funding will impact your business going forward: (maximum 500 characters)
Describe how RRRF funding will assist your business going forward (max 500 characters)
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Have you had to alter your regular operations to manufacture PPE? *
Yes No
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Branch Number (transit): * Financial Institution Number: * Account Number: *
Name of Account Holder(s): *
If Name of Account Holder is not the
Legal Name of the organization,
please explain:
Email a copy of a blank "VOID" cheque from the account you wish to use for electronic payments, OR
Obtain a bank letter/confirmation directly from the bank (eg. Direct Deposit Notification form):
*
AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL OF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The application form must be submitted by a member of your organization with signing power/authority to enter into a legal agreement.
On behalf of the Applicant Organization I declare that:
The organization suffered a financial hardship resulting from COVID-19 pandemic. *
The information provided in this application is accurate. *
The organization acknowledges its intention to continue to operate its business in British Columbia.*
The organization has applied and been declined for Canada Emergency Business Account funding, is not eligible for Canada Emergency Business
Account funding, or will not apply for Canada Emergency Business Account funding if their application to the RRRF is successful. *
An audit may be conducted by the Government of Canada or any of its agents to ascertain the veracity of this attestation and the eligibility of the
applicant under the program. *
The organization will provide Women’s Enterprise Centre or any of its agents with required financial information.*
The organization will use any funding received as working capital in the categories outlined in the operating costs section of this application.*
On behalf of the Applicant Organization, I hereby acknowledge and agree that:
This application does not constitute a commitment from Women’s Enterprise Centre for funding.
Any funds received under this program are repayable contributions to Women’s Enterprise Centre, less conditionally forgivable portions.
The terms and conditions of any financing which may be authorized will be set forth in a Letter of Offer, for agreement and acceptance by the
Applicant Organization.
By signing this form, you are granting Women’s Enterprise Centre access to personal information under the Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). This information will be protected and used in conformity with PIPEDA and the Privacy Act. Under
these Acts, each Recipient has access to their personal information and has the right to demand any modification. This information will be
maintained by Women’s Enterprise Centre.
I authorize Women’s Enterprise Centre, its officials, employees, agents, and contractors to make enquiries of such persons, firms, corporations, federal,
provincial and municipal government departments/ agencies, and non-profit, economic development, or other organizations as may be appropriate, and
to collect and share information with them, as Women’s Enterprise Centre deems necessary in order to assess this application, to administer and monitor
the implementation of the subject project and to evaluate the results of the project and related Programs.
I have read and agree with the above acknowledgements and certify that all statements and information furnished in this application are true,
complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge *
Authorizing Official Contact Information - Official signing affidavit.
First name * Last Name *
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Email your income statement for the last 2 years (or if business has been operational for less
than 2 years please submit financials for the time period the business has been operational)
Email your balance sheet dated as close to March 1, 2020 as possible.
Email all documents to
loans@womensenterprise.ca
The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund is provided with the support of the Government of Canada through Western Economic
Diversification Canada.
Email Address * Telephone * Cell
Signature * Date *
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