Today the government provided a few more details about their support for business and workers in response to the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19. Here are the highlights: CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY DETAILS As announced previously, the proposed Canada Emergency...
Today the federal government provided details on their efforts to secure vital equipment and supplies required to combat COVID-19. Note that details on the expanded Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy, which we had hoped to obtain today, will now be announced tomorrow...
The federal government made a major announcement about the federal COVID-19 response today. In summary: ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Prime Minister announced that the 75% wage subsidy will now apply to all sizes of companies, including charities and non-profits, so long as they...
The government announced major economic initiatives today in order to mitigate the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A wage subsidy for employers covering 75% of wages, up from a previously announced 10%. This program will be backdated to March 15th. This only...
With the entire world confronting the growing and far-reaching impact of COVID-19, today Ontario’s government laid out its much-anticipated economic and fiscal update. Consistent with its responses to date, the action plan announced today injects highly-targeted...
After a marathon late-night negotiating session, the House of Commons passed emergency legislation at 5:00 AM this morning to respond to COVID-19. The Senate has now passed the bill. It will receive Royal Assent within hours. Bill C-13 can be found in full here:...
