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On October 14, 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister announced that the federal government is considering their next steps with respect to the federal COVID-19 relief programs, [...]

On June 29, 2021, Bill C-30 received royal assent, extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”), and introducing the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (“CRHP”). Both programs are aimed at [...]

Today, April 19, 2021, the federal government announced its 2021 budget (the “Budget”), which laid out several measures intended to support the country through the third wave of the COVID-19 [...]

On March 3, 2021, the federal government announced that it plans to extend the current subsidy rates for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”), [...]

Employers should note that February 1, 2021 is the deadline to file Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) applications for qualifying periods 1 to 5 (i.e., March 15, 2020 to August 1, 2020), and [...]

On November 2, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) to provide additional support [...]

On July 17, 2020, the federal government announced proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) which would broaden eligibility criteria for employers seeking to access the [...]

On July 13, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will be extended until December 2020. This extension will give employers some certainty as [...]

On June 1, 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) opened its Leads Program hotline to reports of fraudulent claims for the federal government’s emergency benefits and subsidies. These include [...]

On May 27, 2020, the federal government published Regulations Amending the Income Tax Regulations (COVID-19 Eligible Entities) which implements previously announced expansions to the types of [...]