We don’t have all the details yet, but should have more info over the next day or two in this new employer subsidy program. I have not found a better source for info yet, but this short article below will help understand what is being proposed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the initial details of the 75% employer wage subsidy announced last week. Dubbed the “Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy” (the CEWS), he described this as a program that will help people keep jobs, while the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, announced last week, will help people who have lost their jobs.
Notably, the number of employees that an employer has will not be a consideration. It will apply to nonprofits and charities and companies both large and small, the key qualifying factor being a 30% reduction in the revenues of the business.
The CEWS covers the first $58,700 of annual income, paying a maximum subsidy of $847 a week, and the effective date has been set retroactively to March 15, although the date that money is to start to flow has not yet been stated.
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