COVID Tidbits
We hope everybody is keeping safe and healthy! Now that we’ve been in this for a while….. the flow of big updates has slowed down. However, there are still some developments. Some of these are filling in the pieces around funding for specific programmes...
BOOM – COVID Student Support Package
What was the BOOM? That was the Federal government dropping a $9 billion support package for post-secondary students. The support is designed to help students cope with the reality of their current employment prospects and continue with their education....
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...
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...
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...