On April 11, 2020, the federal government passed Bill C-14,
which brought the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) into law.
They also announced changes to the eligibility criteria required to
receive the CEWS support. These new changes have been introduced to
provide more flexibility, particularly for companies that are
not-for-profit, high-growth companies, and new businesses, all of
which may not have the history, operational stability and structure
that other established companies have. In this article, we explain
the new changes to the CEWS and provide answers to some other key
questions that employers have asked about the subsidy.
What was not changed in the CEWS program?
The amount of the subsidy and the period covered remains the
same from the last government
update. The subsidy amount for a given employee on
eligible remuneration will still be paid for the period between
March 15 and June 6, 2020, and will still be the greater of:
