Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program

March 30, 2020

Last week the Federal Government announced it would provide a 75% wage subsidy through a program known as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which we previously reported on here. 

In his press conference today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided the following details regarding the CEWS:

Businesses whose revenues have decreased by at least 30% because of COVID-19 will be eligible for the wage subsidy.  

 

All businesses whether big or small that meet this...