Regional Relief and Recovery Fund in British Columbia
Applications are no longer being accepted.
If you received funding directly from PacifiCan under the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, the deadline to pay the unconditional portion of your loan (which is required to qualify for partial forgiveness) has been extended to March 28, 2024 for all recipients in good standing. If you do not pay your unconditional amount by this date, you are required to repay the full amount of your RRFF contribution. You now have one extra year (to December 31, 2026) to repay the full contribution.
If you have further questions, please email the RRRF mail box or your RRRF officer.
If you received funding from a Community Futures organization or WeBC, please contact your Community Futures office or WeBC for more information.
Background Information on Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).
Welcome to PacifiCan’s Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).
- As part of Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, the RRRF assisted businesses and organizations across Canada to mitigate financial pressures caused by the pandemic.
- The Government of Canada provided over $2 billion to help keep people employed, and to sustain employers for recovery — 25% of which is earmarked for the struggling tourism sector.
- Almost $865 million of RRRF funding was allocated to Western Canada.
- This expanded funding allowed the RRRF to continue to be a backstop for eligible applicants, mirroring the support offered by other federal support programs as they evolve to meet the needs of businesses.
Go to the eligibility criteria for:
- RRRF Community Futures Stream
- For rural businesses
- Up to $60,000
- RRRF Women’s Enterprise Initiative Stream
- For women-owned or women-led businesses
- Up to $60,000
- RRRF funding for all other small and medium-sized businesses
- Up to $60,000
- Funding of up to $1,000,000