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On August 26, 2024, the Government of Canada announced that it will impose new tariffs and subsidy restrictions targeting clean vehicles, as well as tariffs on steel and aluminum products manufactured in China.1The tariffs on...more
In June 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded negotiations on the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (FSA), an important multilateral pact addressing state-sponsored subsidies that are a key factor in the widespread...more
On December 17, 2021, Bill C-2, federal legislation that creates two new rent support programs, became law. As their names suggest, the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery...more
As we previously highlighted, on May 29, 2020, the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL Regulation), under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The IDEL...more
On May 29, 2020, the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the “IDEL Regulation”), under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”). The IDEL Regulation retroactively...more
En raison de la situation sans précédent causée par la pandémie mondiale cette année, le gouvernement fédéral a reporté la présentation du budget qui devait avoir lieu en mars 2020. Le gouvernement a plutôt consacré, à juste...more
With the onset of this year’s unprecedented global pandemic, the federal government postponed the budget previously scheduled for March 2020. The government’s attention understandably shifted to the enactment of emergency...more
The Ontario government has extended the temporary relief measures under Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) set out in O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave until January 2, 2021....more
On July 24, 2020, Ontario’s new Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, became law. In accordance with Bill 195, Ontario’s Emergency Declaration has ended (subject to the provincial...more
Le 17 juillet 2020, le gouvernement du Canada a publié un projet de propositions législatives qui modifieraient considérablement la Subvention salariale d’urgence du Canada (la « SSUC »), notamment en prolongeant la durée de...more
One of the criticisms of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), as originally implemented, was that employers which acquired revenue-generating assets between the qualifying period and the historical comparison period...more
On July 17, 2020, the Government of Canada released draft legislative proposals to extend and significantly change the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The main changes proposed for the CEWS are summarized below. For a...more
The Government of Canada has now updated its Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) page and its Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) page to inform the public of benefit extensions in response to COVID-19....more
As described in our previous blog post, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses published on April 9, and our update posts, published on April 16 and April 24, the Canadian federal government and...more
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian reporting issuers are reminded to ensure that they maintain compliance with various continuous disclosure obligations and updating any earnings guidance that they have previously...more
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was enacted, as amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA), on April 11, 2020, for the purposes of assisting employers in financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and of...more
On May 15, 2020, the Canadian federal government announced several actions relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. As previously discussed, CEWS is a 75% wage subsidy program to encourage employers to...more
Updated April 30, 2020: This blog is an update to our previous blog of April 27, 2020. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released further details on the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance...more
On March 18, 2020, the Government of Alberta directed that certain residential, farm, and small commercial utility customers in Alberta be given an option to defer the payment of electricity and natural gas bills for 90 days,...more
In light of COVID-19, the Canadian government is offering financial relief by way of various forms. Relief includes, but is not limited to the following: Wage Subsidy Program. The federal government is offering a 75% wage...more
The application portal for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which pays employers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic up to 75 percent of an eligible employee's remuneration for 12 weeks (to a maximum of $847 per week),...more
On April 24, 2020, the Prime Minister announced the federal government reached an agreement in principle with all provinces and territories to implement the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for qualifying...more
Earlier this month, the Canadian federal government introduced and passed Bill 14, A second Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19, which, among other things, amends the Income Tax Act to create the Canada...more
On April 15, 2020, the Canadian government announced changes to the eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) that will provide individuals with enhanced opportunities to access the program. The...more
As described in our previous blog post, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses published on April 8, the Canadian federal government and most provincial and territorial governments have introduced...more