Today we are providing you a digest of federal government announcements related to COVID-19 made over the past several days: Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) update The first day of the CERB application process appears to have gone smoothly. The government...
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...
Justin Trudeau’s second-term cabinet shifts strong performers to his new minority government’s most challenging files, as he confronts significant political opposition from a majority of Canada’s premiers over energy policy and plans to shift to a clean economy. At...
