Information About The Employer’s Edge

Last week the government of Canada announced that it will offer a wage subsidy of up to 75% for qualifying businesses, backdated to March 15, 2020.  You can read CCPartners’ blog on that announcement here.  This is a substantial increase from the 10% federal wage subsidy for small businesses introdu … Read more »

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) was enacted by the government on March 25, 2020.The benefit  applies to “workers”, defined as persons who are at least 15 years old, resident in Canada and who, for 2019 or in the 12-month period prior to application have an income of at least $5,000 aris … Read more »

The government of Canada has announced today that it will now offer a wage subsidy of up to 75% for qualifying small and medium-sized businesses, backdated to March 15, 2020. This is a substantial increase from the 10% federal wage subsidy for small businesses introduced last week. Prime Minister Tr … Read more »

As the legal landscape evolves with special measures in response to COVID-19, CCPartners will be updating the below chart to reflect legal amendments in all Canadian Jurisdictions. As of March 25, 2020                                          Jurisdiction Notable Developments Federal The federal gov … Read more »

On March 23, 2020, the Ontario Government ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. This order is effective 11:59 p.m. today, March 24, 2020, and will be in place for a minimum of 14 days. This order does not preclude the provision … Read more »