Category: Covid-19

November 15, 2021 —

To support Canadians and Canadian businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic, the government introduced a set of measures, including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, Lockdown Support and Canada Recovery Hiring Program. These programs, have evolved as the pandemic has evolved. The wage subsidy, rent subsidy and Lockdown Support expired on October 23, […]

September 30, 2021 —

On July 30, 2021, the federal government announced it is proposing to extend COVID-19 support measures. Extending Workers Support Benefits The government proposes to extend the Canada Recovery Benefit (“CRB”), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (“CRCB”), and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (“CRSB”) until October 23, 2021. The government also plans to increase the maximum […]

September 17, 2020 —

New T4 reporting requirements For the 2020 tax year, the CRA will be introducing additional reporting requirements for the T4 slips. The new requirements will be used to validate payments under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB). In addition to reporting employment […]

September 17, 2020 —

On August 20, 2020, the Canadian government announced new measures as the government slowly reopens the economy. On September 27, 2020, new measures will be effective as the government will be transitioning from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to a simplified Employment Insurance (EI) program. Extension of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit The CERB […]

June 26, 2020 —

As part of Canada’s Covid economic response, the federal government adopted an urgency measure for commercial landlords and tenants; the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program. The CECRA program provides for eligible commercial property owners to reduce the rent owed by their impacted qualifying small business tenants. Property owners must however offer a minimum […]

May 12, 2020 —

To complement the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, a credit on employers contribution to the Health Services Fund will be established for employers that can benefit from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and that maintain an establishment in Québec. The credit on employers contribution to the Health Services Fund will be granted for a period of […]