Below are the key government announcements made on April 8, 2020
that touch on workplace issues. These changes will undoubtedly
affect many of your businesses.
Our daily and weekend overviews of previous government
announcements, employment analyses and other COVID-19 information
are available
here.
The Federal Government
Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the parameters to qualify
for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) are being relaxed:
- for the initial eligibility period
starting March 15, applicants will only need to show either a 15%
decline from March 2019 revenue, or a 15% decline from their
average January or February 2020 revenues; and
- charities and non-profits will have
the option to include or exclude revenue from government sources
when calculating loss of revenue.
