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Today (April 8, 2020) Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced further details regarding the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”), many of which will provide flexibility to employers. The [...]

Today is the first day that Canadians can apply for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”). The CERB is a taxable benefit that provides $2,000 a month for up to four months [...]

Revised: April 6, 2020 The government has been announcing various tax measures on a daily basis to respond to COVID-19. It is understandably difficult to keep track of everything, especially all [...]

The government has provided new details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“the subsidy”). All of what we know so far is summarized below. What Employers Are Eligible? Eligible employers [...]

The federal government has announced more measures to combat the COVID-19 situation. New Tax Measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that the new Emergency Response Benefit will be a [...]

Ontario Minister of Finance Rod Philips presented the March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update. The update projects a deficit of $9.2 billion for 2019–2020 which is $1.1 billion lower than what was [...]

Bill C-13, COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, received Royal Assent on March 25, 2020. The bill enacted all of the tax measures announced on March 18, 2020 in Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response [...]

Manitoba’s 2020 Budget: Moving Manitoba Forward was presented on March 19, 2020 by Finance Minister Scott Fielding. Budget 2020 was initially scheduled to be presented on March 11, 2020, [...]

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer presented the province’s 2020-2021 Budget on March 18, 2020. This included the spending estimates for the year, but not the revenue forecasts, which [...]

As a response to the COVID-19 (or coronavirus) situation, Revenu Quebec has announced measures to provide flexibility for individuals, businesses, and tax preparers in the upcoming tax filing [...]