COVID Subsidies

• 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, 2023
  
• ‘Extremely scary’: Business owners, workers concerned of COVID-19 subsidy wind-down

  Programs like the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and the Canada Recovery Benefit have ended and are set to end be replaced with new ones.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2021
  
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• B.C. business community wary of gaps in new COVID-19 financial support

  The federal government has retooled COVID-19 supports for businesses, but with stricter thresholds that could leave many operators ineligible.

  Economy

  Oct 21, 2021
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• Don’t stop federal COVID-19 benefits, businesses say as expiration nears

  On Oct. 23, benefits such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support will expire.

  Economy

  Sep 28, 2021