Forest Sector Safety Measures Fund Opens

Nova Scotia's forestry sector operators can apply to recover extra costs for keeping their employees and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An agreement between the Government of Canada and Nova Scotia will make more than $668,000 from the federal Forest Sector Safety Measures Fund available to small and medium-sized forestry businesses in Nova Scotia.

Businesses can apply to recover costs for COVID-19 safety measures incurred between April 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. Eligible costs include personal protective equipment, handwashing stations, extra vehicles and accommodations, sanitization and facilities for self-isolation.

Eligible businesses must have fewer than 500 employees and their primary activities must be in forestry and logging, support activities for forestry, wood product manufacturing, or pulp and paper manufacturing.

'The pandemic has forced everyone to find new ways to work safely and businesses have invested in added health and safety measures. Now, they can access funding to offset those extra costs and that will allow our forestry sector to continue working safely,' said Lands and Forestry Minister Derek Mombourquette. 'We are pleased to deliver this federal relief program that will help individual businesses and the sector make a strong recovery from the pandemic.'

The application guide and form are available on Nova Scotia's Coronavirus website. Businesses can apply online until Feb. 26.

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