Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Feds audit landlords who received coronavirus rent aid as new program faces scrutiny

  Documents show federal officials have audited at least 127 landlords who received aid through the original program, a quarter of which have been resolved.

  Economy

  Feb 8, 2021
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• Edmundston, N.B., hotel owner fighting to pay staff amid lockdown

  'We didn’t choose to open in a pandemic,' he says. 'When you build a hotel, it takes two years to build.'

  Economy

  Jan 28, 2021
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• Federal COVID-19 subsidy went to company of man on no-fly list for alleged terrorist financing

  An Ottawa company barred from government national security contracts over alleged links to Indian intelligence was among the recipients.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021