Wage Subsidy Program

• 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
  
• Investigation into Trudeau’s chief of staff dismissed by ethics commissioner

  The federal ethics watchdog has dismissed Conservative allegations of conflict of interest involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff and her husband.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
  
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• Labour group pushes for feds to widen EI after coronavirus ends

  The Canadian Labour Congress is hoping the government widens planned changes to the employment insurance system to provide jobless benefits to any worker in the country even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2020
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• Liberals, Conservatives say they’ll stop using COVID-19 wage-subsidy program

  All the major federal parties except the Bloc Quebecois took advantage of the program, citing steep declines in donations.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2020
• Wage subsidy extension, disability grant for COVID-19 to face Senate vote

  The special sitting is also a chance for Conservatives and other senators critical of the Liberal government to criticize its handling of the months-long crisis.

  World

  Jul 27, 2020
• ‘Completely unacceptable’ for Trudeau to skip House amid WE controversy: Scheer

  Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be on a personal day as the House of Commons returns.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2020
• Trudeau to tout wage subsidy program in Quebec after CEBA expansion delayed

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced late Thursday that the promised expansion of the Canada Emergency Business Account will not launch today as scheduled.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2020
• ‘That’s huge’: Prime Minister Trudeau highlights Guelph charity applying for wage subsidy

  Focus on Nature was singled out by Trudeau during his daily briefing as one of the 10,000 businesses that applied for the program

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Almost 10K businesses apply for wage subsidy as applications open

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says money under the program will start flowing by May 7 and payments can be retroactive to the middle of March.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Calgary Arts Commons to keep staff employed amid COVID-19 pandemic thanks to wage subsidy program

  Arts Commons said it will keep staff fully-employes until June, despite the facility being closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020