Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy
Rather than having to show a 30-per-cent decline in revenues, he says they can show a 15-per-cent decline in March, and can compare their revenues
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Ottawa rejects closing traffic lanes to make more room for pedestrians
Officials concerned move may draw more people out; urge residents to stay inside or use less popular routes
Feds look to expand eligibility of emergency relief program
‘Fine-tuning’ aimed at ensuring employees do better off remaining at work, rather than going off work and receiving emergency benefit
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
New data on unemployment, a survey of business confidence and the outlook of Canada’s big banks are among the stories expected to make headlines in
Ontario closing more businesses effective Saturday to limit spread of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford moved swiftly to shutter a larger swath of Ontario’s economy on Friday in the wake of bleak projections about the death toll
Feds went with simple rules for benefits to speed up COVID-19 aid, Morneau says
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says imposing hard and fast rules about who can receive federal aid to weather the economic shock from COVID-19 was the
Ottawa Senators announce temporary layoffs, salary reductions due to COVID-19
The Sens organization is implementing temporary layoffs and salary reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Shopify suspends outlook for 2020 even though Q1 to meet or exceed expectations
Shopify says it is suspending its financial outlook for the year because of the uncertainty stemming from COVID-19. The Ottawa-based e-commerce company says momentum in the
Unemployed during COVID-19? Here’s how to navigate federal programs
Here’s a quick look at some of the federal COVID-19 benefit programs and who qualifies for assistance
Guards refuse to work in Ottawa jail over lack of COVID-19 screening protocols
Guards at an Ottawa jail refused to work Tuesday morning due to the lack of COVID-19 screening of those going inside the institution, the union
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