Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

• Windfall tax on large Canadian companies needed to recover public funds: report

  A new report says Canada should institute a windfall tax on all large corporations to help recover some of the public funds awarded to businesses during the pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 9
  
• Canada’s auditor general says $27.4B in COVID benefits need more scrutiny

  COVID-19 benefits helped Canada's workers and employers, but not enough has been done to recover overpayments or investigate eligibility, a new auditor general report says.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2022
  
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• 2 men facing charges in connection with 2021 Oakville shooting, fraud investigation

  Halton Regional Police say a woman was injured in a residential shooting the morning of June 27, 2021 in Oakville's Greenery area.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2022
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• COVID relief funds too generous with businesses, strict with workers, experts say

  One expert says said while the Canada Emergency Response Benefit was "terribly successful," the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was a "huge failure."

  Economy

  Aug 6, 2022
• Canada’s COVID-19 supports have come to an end. Businesses say they still need help

  As of May 7, several financial benefits for businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19 restrictions have expired, but business owners and advocates say it's too soon.

  Canada

  May 7, 2022
• Feds focusing on COVID-19 benefits that ‘incentivize work,’ says Qualtrough

  The new measures are aimed at replacing the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, which expired on Saturday.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2021
• Canada’s COVID-19 benefits: A look at what’s expiring and what’s new

  The government of Canada has a $7.4-billion plan in place to support new COVID-19 benefits for hard-hit businesses and employees going into spring.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2021
• CFIB starts petition urging feds to keep small business supports going

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business owners are keen to replace subsidies with sales but only 35 per cent are back to normal levels of sales.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2021
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• Canada’s hardest-hit businesses want COVID-19 relief programs extended past June

  The Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses is calling for the federal wage subsidy and the federal rent subsidy programs to be continued until the end of the year.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
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• Canada extends 3 COVID-19 supports for businesses until June

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said they will "remain at the current levels."

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2021