Covid Supports

• Inflation may have been limited if COVID-19 stimulus was lifted earlier: Bank of Canada

  Deputy governor Paul Beaudry said in hindsight, governments and central banks should have withdrawn stimulus measures earlier as economies recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Sep 20, 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
  
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• B.C. gyms, bars ordered to close due to COVID can now apply for financial relief

  The COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant program was announced in December, just a few days after a provincial health order shut down gyms, fitness centres, nightclubs and bars. 

  Economy

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Omicron spurs need to reinstate ‘hero pay’ for grocery store workers, union says

  Unifor's national president says the risk of catching COVID-19 have never been greater for retail workers as infections surge across the country.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
• Fate of COVID supports, hospital protest bills uncertain as holiday break nears

  The government has managed to win approval for one of three bills it wants to be passed before Parliament takes a six-week holiday break on Dec. 17.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2021
• 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