By Laura Glowacki Millions of Canadians have had to manage working from home since the start of the pandemic, juggling family life and office demands, all while trying to stay sane as a deadly virus spreads through their communities. While many, such as dentists and hairdressers, will eventually return to the workplace, home could become [...]
By Catherine Cullen and Kristen Everson The Canada Revenue Agency is planning new measures to check up on Canadians receiving emergency benefits during the COVID-19 crisis. But officials say the back-end "clean up" of potentially fraudulent benefit claims promised by federal politicians — including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — won't actually happen until next year's [...]
By Rachel Aiello OTTAWA -- With more businesses moving out of hibernation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government will continue to roll out targeted financial assistance and expand existing commitments, saying that seeing as many Canadian businesses reopen as possible will be key to the overall economy’s well-being. This comes with Wednesday’s double-barrelled [...]
By Kathleen Harris Applications opened today for a program that will deliver bridge loans with no upper limit for big Canadian businesses struggling to keep employees on the payroll through the pandemic. Finance Minister Bill Morneau said the program aims to help large corporations experiencing "extreme stress" survive the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 [...]
By the Office of the Premier TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government announced the retailers, seasonal businesses and health and community service providers who will be permitted to open or expand their services on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 12:01 a.m., provided that the general trend on health indicators continues to improve as part of [...]
By Kathleen Harris The federal government is offering bridge financing for big Canadian businesses across all sectors to help them keep employees on the payroll through the pandemic, but there are conditions attached — including a requirement that companies receiving the loans disclose their environmental plans. The large employer emergency financing facility (LEEFF) will provide [...]
By Catharine Tunney The federal government's emergency wage-subsidy program is going to be extended beyond June. The program covers 75 per cent of employees' pay, up to $847, to help employers — who are facing plummeting revenues due to pandemic measures — keep their workers on the payroll for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. [...]
By Adam Carter The Ontario government is allowing some workplaces to reopen, as long as they meet "strict public health measures and operate safely during the COVID-19 outbreak." In a news release issued Friday, the province announced the businesses that will be allowed to start up again include seasonal businesses and some essential construction projects. "We are allowing [...]
By Sara Mojtehedzadeh Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, workers who fear contracting the virus have filed more than 200 work refusals. But the Ontario Ministry of Labour has not upheld a single one, after quietly establishing an internal committee to oversee inspectors’ enforcement efforts during the pandemic, the Star has learned. Work refusals in [...]
By Kathleen Harris Applications opened Monday for a $73 billion wage subsidy program to help businesses that have seen a drop in revenue because of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first payments should begin to arrive May 7. The support program covers up to 75 per cent of wages for businesses affected by [...]