Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment Program

• Payments are based on 15% of a business's monthly sales revenue in either April 2019 or February 2020. Businesses may select either of these months to calculate their payment.
• The maximum payment is $5,000 per business per eligibility period.
• Payments can be used for any purpose, including paying fixed costs or expenditures related to re-opening the business following the pandemic.

Seasonal Business Benefits:

• Payments are based on 15% of a business's average monthly sales revenue, based on the full months that the business carried on operations in 2019.
• The maximum payment is $5,000 per business per eligibility period.
• Payments can be used for any purpose, including paying fixed costs or expenditures related to re-opening the business following the pandemic.

To be eligible, a Saskatchewan business or not-for-profit must:

1. Have been carrying on business in Saskatchewan on February 29, 2020;
2. Have been ordered to temporarily close or curtail operations through a COVID-19 public health order;
3. Have less than 500 employees;
4. Attest that they:
   • have experienced a loss in sales revenue from business activities due to a COVID-19 public health order;
   • plan to reopen operations following the cancellation of the COVID-19 public health order; and
   • have not received any payments or amounts from any other sources, including insurance, to replace or compensate for the loss of sales revenue other than amounts from other government assistance programs; and
5. Apply on or before July 31, 2020.

To be eligible, a seasonal Saskatchewan business must:

1. Have been eligible to carry on business in Saskatchewan on February, 29, 2020;
2. Have been ordered to temporarily close or substantially curtail operations during the public emergency period;
3. Have less than 500 employees;
   • In the year before the COVID-19 public health order; or
   • When averaged for the 3 years before the year in which the COVID-19 public health order;
4. Attest that they:
   • Have experienced a loss of sales revenue due to a COVID-19 public health order;
   • Plan to reopen operations following the cancellation of the COVID-19 public health order;
   • Have not received any payments or amounts from any other sources, including insurance, to replace or compensate for the loss of sales revenue other than amounts from other government assistance programs; and
5. Apply on or before July 31, 2020.

A seasonal business is a small business that carries on business only for part of a year.

To be eligible for a payment in the second eligibility period, a Saskatchewan business must meet all of the above eligibility requirements and continue to be ordered to temporarily close or substantially curtail operations through a public health order after May 19, 2020.

Businesses should review all the eligibility criteria.

Review the program's Overview and Application Instructions.

To complete the application form:

• Include banking information for automatic deposit;
• Acknowledge the attestation at the end of the application; and
• Click on submit.

Eligible seasonal businesses that have previously applied should reapply using the application form below.

Please note: Businesses eligible for a second payment in May do not need to reapply for the SSBEP. Eligible businesses will be contacted via email to confirm continued program eligibility.

Program Overview and Application Instructions

Questions and Answers

Application Form

For additional information on the program, email ssbep@gov.sk.ca or call 1-800-667-6102 or 306-787-6645 in Regina.