The Week In Review #3: Key COVID-19 Developments For Ontario Employers
This is the third bulletin in a weekly series that provides a recap of important COVID-19 developments and their impact on employers as they navigate these challenging times. This recap covers the week of April 6, 2020 and is current as of April 13, 2020.
Penalties for Violating Ontario’s Emergency Orders and New COVID-19 By-laws in the Greater Toronto Area
Most Ontario employers know that the province has issued a number of emergency orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the closure of non-essential workplaces and prohibiting public events and social gatherings of five people or more (the “Emergency Orders”). It is also important for employers to understand the potential penalties that they may […]
Further Changes to and Details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Business Credit Availability Program
On April 8, 2020, the Government of Canada announced changes to the eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”),
Ontario Has Shortened the Essential Workplaces List
APRIL 7 UPDATE: After deeming cannabis retail stores non-essential workplaces on April 3, the provincial government passed an emergency order on April 7 to allow cannabis retail stores to reopen on a limited basis. Cannabis retail stores will be allowed to reopen for online and telephone orders, which customers will be able to pick up […]
The Week in Review #2: Key COVID-19 Developments for Ontario Employers
This is the second bulletin in a weekly series that provides a recap of important COVID-19 developments and their impact on employers as they navigate these challenging times.
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The government provided more detail on April 1, 2020 about the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy being offered to employers in an effort to limit layoffs and keep Canadians employed during this COVID-19 pandemic, as an additional measure to the 10% Temporary Wage Subsidy for small businesses announced earlier. On March 30, 2020, the Government […]
The Week in Review: Key COVID-19 Developments for Ontario Employers
This bulletin is part of a weekly series that provides a recap of important COVID-19 developments and their impact on employers as they navigate these challenging times. This recap covers the week of March 23, 2020 and is current as of March 30, 2020.
The Government Has Announced a Huge Increase in the Federal Wage Subsidy for Small- & Medium-sized Businesses, Among Other Financial Supports for Employers
On March 27, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government is increasing the amount of wage subsidies available to businesses. In addition to the 10% wage subsidy announced last week for small businesses (the “Wage Subsidy”), the government has announced a separate 75% wage subsidy in an effort to help prevent layoffs […]
The Ontario Government has Announced that WSIB Premiums can be Deferred for 6 Months for All Businesses due to COVID-19
On March 26, 2020, as part of measures to provide financial relief to employers coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced premium reporting and payment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
A New Federal Benefit for Workers Affected by COVID-19 has been Announced: The Canada Emergency Response Benefit
On March 25, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new federal benefit for workers who have lost their income as a result of COVID-19,