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COVID-19 Update – Update on Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020, brought two key announcements from federal departments and agencies regarding COVID-19:
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- Updated information and resources for employers applying for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”); and
- A $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund (“ECSF”) for community and national charities and non-profit organizations that help seniors, the homeless and others made more vulnerable by the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Update – Recap for the Week of April 13, 2020
April 2020
This week our information bulletins covered several important updates in the developing COVID-19 pandemic situation that will affect employers in British Columbia. We have assembled a summary of the key COVID-19 updates for the week of April 13, 2020.
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COVID-19 Update – Expansion of the Canada Emergency Business Account Eligibility
April 16, 2020
In his daily address on the morning of Thursday, April 16, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an expansion of the Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”) and introduced a planned emergency commercial rent assistance program.
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COVID-19 Update – Expansion to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
April 15, 2020
During his daily address from Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an expansion to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) as well as a planned “wage boost” for essential workers.
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COVID-19 Update – Bill C-14 Passes, Enacting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
April 14, 2020
On Saturday, April 11, 2020, the House of Commons and Senate passed Bill C-14, enacting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”). There were no significant changes made to the Bill or the CEWS between the Bill’s announcement and its passing by Parliament. Details of the CEWS are set out in our April 8, 2020 update.
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COVID-19 Update – Public Health Agency of Canada Shares Modelling Data + COVID-19 Responses From Provincial Governments
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020, brought several announcements from federal departments and agencies regarding COVID-19 including a technical briefing from the Public Health Agency of Canada on its current data and scenario modelling for the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada shared Labour Force Survey data this morning from March 2020.
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COVID-19 Update – Updates to Eligibility Criteria for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
April 8, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced on April 8, 2020, that the proposed eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program have been changed and updated in order to cover more businesses and employees. The cost of the revised program is estimated to be $73-billion dollars. The proposed new details are set out in the April 8, 2020 News Release, on the Department of Finance’s website, and are discussed in today’s Roper Greyell COVID-19 information bulletin.
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COVID-19 Update – Provincial Legislative Responses to COVID-19
April 7, 2020
As highlighted in our April 6, 2020, bulletin, applications for the federal Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) opened yesterday. This morning, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office indicated that 996,000 new claims were filed for the CERB on Monday alone.
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COVID-19 Update – Applications Open for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
April 6, 2020
Applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”), which provides $2,000 per month to eligible applicants whose income has been affected by COVID-19, opened today for applicants with birthdates in January, February and March. Over the coming days, applications will open to those with birthdates in the subsequent months. Encouragingly, direct deposits should be received within 3-5 days from applying.
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COVID-19 Update – Office of the Human Rights Commissioner of B.C. Releases Policy Statement + FAQ
April 2, 2020
The Office of the Human Rights Commissioner of British Columbia has released a policy statement and accompanying FAQ, providing guidance to employers, as well as service providers and governments, with respect to human rights in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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