2021 Regional Business Impact & 3rd Wave Restrictions Survey

The Regional Business Impact & 3rd Wave Restrictions Survey will work in partnership with local municipalities to assess the implications of COVID-19 on the local business community. The results will provide insight on how our Region’s local business community (broken down to each Municipality) has been dealing with the economic impact of COVID-19 and its path to business recovery. The information collected from the survey will help guide economic development stakeholders from across the Region to provide relevant information to the business community, develop programs and services to support local business recovery, and advocate for upper-level government resources.

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* 1. Select the municipality in the region where your business has a physical presence:

Acheson

City of Spruce Grove

Town of Stony Plain

Parkland County

Outside the region

Other (eg. one location in Spruce Grove and one location in Stony Plain. Please specify)

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* 2. Identify the industry sector that best reflects your business activities:

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* 3. Identify the number of employees employed in your establishment:

Sole Proprietor

1-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51+

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* 4. Please provide your reported total layoffs:

2-5

6-10

11-50

51+

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* 5. Did you and/or your team work to reduced hours?

Yes, just me

Yes, my team

Yes, me and my team

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* 6. Have there been employee absences due to childcare requirements?

Yes

N/A

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* 7. Are you and your team working remotely?

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* 8. Have you had issues with supply chain?

Yes

N/A

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* 9. How long does your business have until it runs out of the cash needed to cover everyday expenses?

Less than 3 months

Between 3-6 months

Between 6 months and a year

More than a year

Don't know

Not at risk

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* 10. How much of your usual revenue for this time of year is your business currently making?

Normal or better than normal

More than half of normal revenue (+51%)

Less than half of normal revenue

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* 11. Business programs you have accessed for support:

Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)

Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)

Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)

Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)

Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)

Larger Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)

Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)

Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant

Work-Sharing Program

None

Other (please specify)

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* 12. As of today, is your business still open?

Yes, fully open

Yes, partially open due to COVID-19

No, fully closed due to COVID-19

No, fully or partially closed due to reasons unrelated to COVID-19

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* 13. Support you desire from local Municipalities:

Deferrals of municipal charges

Deferral on utility fees

Information & leadership

Promotion & marketing assistance

Advocacy support to other levels of government

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Support you desire from your Chamber of Commerce:

Information & leadership

Promotion & marketing assistance

Advocacy support at all levels of government

Networking opportunties

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Sufficiency of support programs to see you through COVID-19:

Yes

N/A

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* 16. Your biggest obstacle(s) to COVID-19 business recovery:

Hiring/Re-Hiring

Training Staff

Cash Flow

Understanding New Legislation/Bylaws

Slow Return of Customers

No Challenges Anticipated

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Apart from revenues, what have been the impacts of the pandemic so far on your business or you as a business owner?

Psychological health issues

Worked significantly more than before

Cancelled business investments/expansion plans

Permanently let go of employees you would have otherwise kept

Sold business assets (property, equipment, etc.)

Sold or used personal assets (RRSPs, mortgage refinancing, etc.)

Took another job on the side

None of the above

Other (please specify)