To be eligible for consideration, all businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a business with a bricks-and-mortar location.
• Must be located on a main street.
• Is employing 1 to 50 employees.
• Is paying commercial property tax (commercially assessed), either directly or through commercial rent.
• Is a registered business.
• Is open to the public for walk-in and onsite purchases of goods and services.
• Is owned by an Ontario resident operating a business in Ontario.
• Is 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
• Is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
• Is not a franchise, including those individually owned and operated.
• Is not in a shared workspace such as a hot desk or dedicated desk.
• Is not a consulting or professional services company.
• Is not purely an online business.
• Has completed online application.

6B U S I N E S S S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y A P P L I C A N T G U I D E

Priority will be given to applicants who are members of equity seeking

groups, including Francophone, women, Indigenous, racialized groups, Black

communities, newcomers, youth (39 and under), people living with disabilities,

Trans, Non-binary and 2SLGBQIA+.

Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received funding

through the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program.

INELIGIBLE BUSINESSES

The following types of businesses are ineligible for consideration:

Distributorships or franchises, including those independently owned and

operated.

Businesses operating within shared workspaces such as a hot desk or

dedicated desks.

Consulting or professional service companies.

Businesses that are purely online, multi-level marketing or pay-per-click.

Part time or seasonal businesses.

Government-owned entities or social service providers.