Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP): Toronto Tax Lawyer's Guide

OVERVIEW OF THE CANADA RECOVERY HIRING PROGRAM (CRHP)

With public health measures and local economies gradually reopening, on June 2, 2021, the federal government announced the introduction of a new program-the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP)-to help businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic hire new workers or offset the payroll costs of increased wages or hours. To date, the CRHP is the second pandemic-related wage subsidy program introduced by the federal government. The first was the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program introduced in March 2020, which was designed to mitigate against job losses and incentivize employers to rehire workers previously laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two programs interact such that as CEWS support declines, eligible employers can still receive some support through CRHP as they reopen. CRHP runs from June 6, 2021, to November 20, 2021.