Can the Emergency Response Benefit be "Topped
Up"?
The Federal Government has made it clear that supplemental
unemployment benefit (SUB) plans will not interact, to any extent,
with the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). However,
employers will be able to top up employees' CERB payments,
without registering a SUB Plan, by an amount of up to $1,000.00 in
each of the specified eligibility periods.
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Reopening Ontario – Stage 1: Select Businesses Reopen May
16 and 19
On 14 May 2020, the Ontario Government announced that as part of
Stage 1 of its reopening Ontario plan, certain retailers, seasonal
businesses and health and community service providers will be
permitted to open, or expand their services, on Tuesday, 19 May
2020 at 12:01 a.m. The Government also announced that additional
seasonal services and activities will be permitted to open as early
as Saturday,16 May 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
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