Bulletin Board

We would like to inform you that the Abenaki Council of Odanak has set up emergency assistance of $500 to help its members in need.

APPLICATION FORM

Eligibility criteria:

For workers:

• You must have lost your job due to the COVID-19 pandemic;
• You must provide us with a record of employment or proof from your employer that you are no longer working due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For business owners:

• You must confirm to us that you had to stop your business activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic;
• You must provide the Quebec business number (NEQ) or the Canada business number;
• Your business must have been registered before the start of the pandemic, before March 12, 2020.

To be eligible for this emergency assistance, you must not have any other source of income within the same residence (same civic address).

To obtain the emergency assistance request form, you must contact our agents by calling 450-568-2810 at:

• Extension 3032 to reach Eleanor Hoff
• Extension 3031 to reach Ann Landry.

Requests should be sent to the following email addresses:

[email protected] or [email protected]

The requests will be analyzed by our agents in order to validate the applicant’s eligibility before proceeding to the payment of emergency assistance.

Federal assistance programs for individuals during the pandemic

You can call on the agents to guide you through your various requests for federal assistance:

• Eleanor Hoff: 450-568-2810, ext. 3032 ([email protected])
• Ann Landry: 450-568-2810, ext. 3031 ([email protected])

Preliminary steps

Since the platform is not yet available to apply for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), we recommend that you register for My file to be ready as soon as the platform is available.

Here is the procedure for registering for My file;

• Click on https://www.canada.ca/fr/services/impots.html ;
• Click on My file on the right;
• Access your file using one of the 3 proposed ways (option 1 is the fastest);
• For those who do not have a file, click Video – How to Register for MyFile to find out how to open one.

For more information on the Canadian Emergency Service, click here: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/prestations/ae/pcusc-application.html

To find out all about the COVID-19 virus and how to protect yourself, click here: https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/maladies/maladie-coronavirus-covid-19.html

Federal assistance programs for businesses during the pandemic

You can call on the economic development officer of the Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki to guide you through your various requests for federal assistance:

Jean Breton: 819-294-1686, ext. 1225 ([email protected])

Please note that this assistance could be considered as taxable income by the Government of Quebec and / or Canada.

Also note that there is also last resort assistance (income security) for community members who would not be eligible for any of the financial assistance programs the government currently offers. You can get more information from Ann Landry at [email protected] or by calling 450-568-2810 ext. 3031.

Finally, note that the First Nations Childhood Family Service (FNCFS) offers baskets of provisions for families or members in difficulty due to the pandemic. You have to call 1-855-494-1686 ext.: 1213.

Le port de gants ou de masque peut donner un faux sentiment de sécurité. En effet, ceux-ci ne remplacent en aucun temps l’hygiène des mains. Il n’en demeure pas moins qu’il y a un risque de contamination lorsqu’on les retire.

Il est recommandé d’en faire l’usage seulement lorsque la situation le nécessite, c’est-à-dire si l’on doit entrer en contact étroit avec une personne qui présente des symptômes de la Covid-19, que l’on suspecte qu’elle pourrait être porteuse ou si elle revient de voyage au courant des 14 derniers jours. Les gants à usage unique doivent être enfilés au moment de l’intervention à exécuter puis retirés immédiatement après celle-ci.

LE LAVAGE DES MAINS DEMEURE LA MESURE DE BASE À ADOPTER.