Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19 will have looser standards than previously announced. Rather than having to show a 30 per cent decline in revenues, businesses can instead show a 15 per cent decline in March, and can compare their revenues to previous months rather than the previous year, Trudeau announced.
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