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Looking for ways to support local businesses during these challenging times? You can find everything you are looking for right here in Vaughan! Whether you’re shopping for friends, family or yourself, the City of Vaughan is reminding you to #ShopVaughanLocal.
Show your support for local businesses by:
As part of the Province’s response to the Omicron variant, Ontario transitioned into a modified Step 2 of its Roadmap to Reopen effective Jan. 5. Updated measures include retail settings, including shopping malls, being permitted to operate at 50 per cent capacity. For shopping malls, physical distancing is required in lineups, loitering is not permitted, and food courts are required to close.
Open for Business
To help you find local stores and businesses, visit the City’s Open for Business online directory, which includes many services and Vaughan-based businesses that are open or providing modified operations in-person, by phone, online, takeout or delivery in compliance with provincial regulations. Vaughan businesses interested in being included in the list may apply through this online form.
As COVID-19 continues to evolve, the City remains committed to working with all levels of government to support entrepreneurs and small business owners. Maintaining the competitiveness of the local economy throughout the pandemic is a priority. The #ShopVaughanLocal initiative and Open for Business directory are just a couple of the many measures introduced by the City to provide relief to the business community and ease the financial burden caused by COVID-19. Here are some other examples:
Consumer confidence
Vaughan businesses can reassure a safe in-person customer experience through two consumer confidence identifiers: the POST Promise and the Safe Travels Stamp. These nationally and internationally recognized identifiers are visual cues acknowledging that the business is working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, following public health measures and supporting a safe return to in-store experiences.
How to apply:
Increasing consumer confidence is part of an economic resiliency strategy for the City’s Economic Development department, including Tourism Vaughan. For more information and to apply, visit vaughanbusiness.ca/ConsumerConfidence. The City is also reminding businesses that a business licence may be required to operate within Vaughan.
Vaughan Business Resilience Plan
On June 23, 2020, the City launched the Vaughan Business Resilience Plan (PDF) as an immediate and long-term plan to help Vaughan’s business community build capacity to adapt to the post-pandemic world. Through this plan, the Economic Development department will continue to:
For more information, visit vaughanbusiness.ca/COVID.
Advisory consultations
The Economic and Development department offers advisory consultations via tele- or video-conference, email and phone. The team is also hosting educational webinars. For information, additional resources or to book a consultation, visit vaughanbusiness.ca.
Support Vaughan Local
Tourism Vaughan and the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create the #SupportVaughanLocal initiative. The program showcases businesses in the city and encourages citizens to shop, dine and experience Vaughan. Visit SupportVaughanLocal.ca for more information.
To stay informed on the City of Vaughan’s latest business resources and initiatives, entrepreneurs can sign up for the Economic Development department’s eNewsletters at vaughanbusiness.ca/enewsletters.
For more information, visit the City’s COVID-19 webpage at vaughan.ca/COVID19.
Those who feel unwell and believe they have symptoms related to COVID-19 should contact York Region Public Health at 1-800-361-5653 or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000. For additional information and resources on the virus, visit York Region's website at york.ca/COVID19.
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