COVID Rent Relief
A short blog post, to make sure that you are aware of the details of proposed relief available to certain tenants and their landlords. This program is called “Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance” It is squarely focused on those businesses...
Wage Subsidy…This is how it works
Yes, this is another long blog post. If you’re planning a claim, we suggest you print this off and work through it by section. And yes, it’s complicated. (If you think this is bad, try reading the actual legislation at Bill C-14 431 A second Act respecting...
Latest Tweaks
The government has made more tweaks this week that are worth bringing to your attention. 1.Broadening eligibility for CERB (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) The government has broadened the criteria. Previously, you had to declare NO income from (self-)employment...
The New Normal – filling in the gaps
(UPDATES as of April 14th, 2020 in red) So…. As always, we hope everybody remains healthy. This was the week for us when things start to hit home. At H&Co, this was the week we first learned that COVID 19 has struck people we know personally. We’re...
So We Know a Little More…
So…. it’s April 1, and we had some more announcements. We assume that these are not intended to be April Fool jokes. A large caveat: The PM and his other ministers have been quite candid about the following: They’re (practically) making this stuff...