Has your business experienced vandalism? Would you like to install preventative measures to make your business more secure?
The Securing Small Business Rebate provides relief from the cost of property crime and vandalism.
Learn more and apply at bcchamber.org/securing-small-business-rebate.
Program Timeline
- The program’s application portal is now open and can be accessed HERE. The portal will remain open until January 31, 2025, or until the program is fully subscribed.
- Rebate applications are retroactive to January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024, and will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis.
- A rebate application, if successful, will be screened, reviewed, approved, and paid in 35 business days, provided there is limited follow up with the applicant during the screening and review processes.
- Rebates will be issued to successful applicants via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) in the period December 2023-February 2025, or until the program is fully subscribed.
Program Background
Recognizing the increased costs to businesses due to property crime and vandalism in rural and urban communities across the province, the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation has launched its $10.5 million Securing Small Business Rebate Program, which will provide small businesses with funds for eligible commercial property crime and vandalism repairs, or to implement eligible preventative measures.
The BC Chamber of Commerce will administer the rebate program and leverage its provincial network of 100 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and its myriad industry partners, including Business Improvement Areas, to ensure businesses from every sector and region of the province are aware of the rebate.
