Layoff Period Extended in British Columbia
More COVID-19 related changes are coming, this time to British Columbia. Following suit with Alberta, the province of BC has recently made amendments extending their temporary layoff period from 13...
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Is your Organization Ready? Guidelines Released for Reopening
There is some light at the end of the tunnel. Over the past week, provincial governments across Canada have started outlining plans to get businesses up and running again. Some...
Ontario Announces Plan to Reopen
At long last the Ontario government is allowing some businesses to reopen, with strict guidelines, starting on Monday, May 4th, 2020. This announcement follows several other provinces announcing their reopening...
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Update
The Federal Government announced today that applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will commence on April 27th, 2020. While you wait for the applications to open, they have...
Changes to the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit
The Federal Government recently announced changes to the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB). The CERB provides for a taxable benefit of $2,000 a month for up to 4 months payable...
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Details related to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) have now been made available. The CEWS provides a 75% wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks, retroactive...
COVID-19 Changes For Alberta Employers
A number of changes have been announced in light of the current pandemic for Alberta employers to take note of. Most notably is the extension to the maximum time allowed...
British Columbia Releases List of Essential Services
The British Columbia Government has released a Ministerial Order, listing what it deems an essential service. It is important to note that this order does not mean that non-essential businesses...
ONTARIO CLIENTS: IMPORTANT! Ontario Releases REVISED List of Essential Services
The Ontario Government has released a revised, shorter, list of businesses/workplaces that it has deemed to be ‘essential’ and therefore many businesses that were ‘essential’ previously are no longer considered...
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
We know that a lot of our clients are interested in the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Federal Government has just released additional information about the program, which...