CERB

• Labour shortage causing business owners to delay or cancel orders: survey

  A recent survey found 49 per cent of business owners have had to delay or have been unable to deliver orders to clients due to a lack of labour.

  Economy

  Sep 29
• Canadian households aren’t out of the woods when it comes to finances amid COVID-19

  Data from StatCan says Canadian households became more financially stable during COVID-19, but that masks differences in how individual households have done, writes Daniel Tencer.

  Canada

  Sep 10
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• Advocates demand federal party leaders make unemployment insurance easier to access

  A group representing workers is asking federal party leaders to launch a reform of unemployment insurance.

  Economy

  Aug 22
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• ‘There just hasn’t been anybody’: N.B. restaurant struggling to attract staff

  While the Gables is seating more patrons this summer than last, the manager says they’ve struggled to rebuild a roster of staff.

  Economy

  Aug 20
• How did seniors get cut off from Canada’s pandemic supports? Internal document sheds light

  Opposition legislators say they've been flooded with calls from Canadians aged 65 and up who suddenly saw their monthly budget tossed out the window.

  Canada

  Aug 11
• Seniors cut off from income supports after receiving Canada’s pandemic benefits

  Starting the week of Aug. 16, the government will provide a one-time payment of $500 to every senior who will be 75 and over by the summer of 2022.

  Canada

  Aug 5
• Women, visible minorities, accommodation and food service workers most likely to collect CERB, Stats Can reports

  Statistics Canada only used those who earned more than $5,000 during 2019 for the survey, which shows just over one-third of all workers received CERB.

  Economy

  Jun 6
• 77,000 more Calgarians fell into poverty during the pandemic: study

  Vibrant Communities Calgary said 77,000 Calgarians have fallen below the poverty line and some of the 189,000 already in poverty have fallen further behind.

  Canada

  May 28
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• B.C. woman among many facing surprise CERB tax bill this year

  COVID-19 has thrown an extra wrinkle into the annual stress of tax season for many Canadians.

  Money

  Apr 15
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• CERB money that went to fraudsters will take years to recoup: Auditor general

  Changes could have been made to prevent the wage subsidy from going to companies with unpaid tax bills, or the CERB from potentially going to known fraudsters.

  Canada

  Mar 25