Recent weeks have seen further revelations as to how corporate Canada, with the blessing of the federal Liberal government, has used the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program to enrich ...

Near the end of the CEWS program, the legislation was amended to restrict access to the benefit by employers that appeared to be increasing executive compensation.

As the economy re-opens, the Government of Canada is encouraging employers to take another look at the CEWS program and see how it can support their workers and their operations.

44 per cent of respondents hold a positive view of the redesigned CEWS program (6 per cent called it excellent and 38 per cent called it good); 24 per cent rated the program as average; ...

The CEWS program constitutes only a fraction of the millions funnelled into the coffers of the corporate elite by the ruling Liberal government and the Bank of Canada during the pandemic.

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program started in March 2020 and provided remuneration to eligible employers with an aim to prevent layoffs and terminations.

Shapiro confirmed that the Blue Jays — “as a business that incurred zero revenue” — are receiving aid from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, set up in April to help ...

The CEWS program ended in October 2021. One-third of employers benefited About 36 per cent of all active employer businesses received the subsidy. According to Statistics Canada, the top three ...

Industry groups have been calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for months to extend and expand the CEWS program, which effectively pays 75 per cent of wage costs for struggling businesses.