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Daily Update: July 7, 2020
Daily Update: July 7, 2020 Supports for Business Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act Bill 32 will provide employees and employers with clearer and more transparent rules promoting fairness and productivity, including more clarity about rest periods and temporary layoff notices.To help inform these proposed changes, 5,421 responses were received during an online public survey…
Read MoreDaily Update: July 6, 2020
Daily Update: July 6, 2020 Supports for Business Bank Of Canada Releases Business Outlook Survey—Summer 2020 This morning the Bank of Canada released its quarterly summary. Results from the summer Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment is strongly negative in all regions and sectors due to impacts from the COVID 19 pandemic and the…
Read MoreDaily Update: July 3, 2020
Daily Update: July 3, 2020 Supports for Business Additional temporary service reductions at select Canadian ports of entry Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at additional land, air, and marine ports of entry (POE) in addition to deferring seasonal opening hours at select POEs. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary and…
Read MoreDaily Update: July 2, 2020
Daily Update: July 2, 2020 Supports for Business Government Announces Extension of Rent Relief Program for Small Businesses Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) will be extended by one month to cover eligible small business rents for July. In addition, to simplify the application process for all…
Read MoreDaily Update: June 26, 2020
Daily Update: June 26, 2020 Supports for Business Expanded CEBA Now Partially Available After a week’s delay, the expanded Canada Emergency Business Account loan program is now available; however, only if you bank with one of Canada’s six largest banks. The CEBA expansion will be available from more lenders over the coming weeks. To apply…
Read MoreDaily Update: June 23, 2020
Daily Update: June 23, 2020 Supports for Business Federal Government Extends Time Periods Given To Employers To Recall Employees Laid Off Due To COVID-19Â The government announced today an extension on a temporary layoff. Prior to these changes, employers could temporarily layoff their employees for up to three months if no notice with a recall…
Read MoreDaily Update: June 22, 2020
Daily Update: June 22, 2020 Supports for Business Travel Alberta announces $17 million investment to help restart Alberta’s tourism industry Three new federal and provincial funding programs for Alberta destination management organizations and tourism businesses are addressing key areas of need, as identified in a recent Travel Alberta industry COVID-19 impact survey: $4 million –…
Read MoreDaily COVID-19 Update: June 12, 2020
Daily COVID-19 Update: June 12, 2020 Supports for Business Maintaining and Strengthening Canada’s Food Production and Processing Sector The government today announced the $77.5 million Emergency Processing Fund (EPF) as part of the Government of Canada’s action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of COVID-19. The program will prioritize projects based…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Learned Working From Home
Our current situation has definitely presented its own challenges with everyone at home and trying to organize all of the work schedules and Zoom meetings. In my home, our kitchen table becomes a shared work space. We’ve chosen to spend a portion of our time together each day while working on our own projects. This…
Read More5 Steps for Business to Relaunch
5 Steps for Business to Relaunch Last updated: July 23, 2020 With the relaunch strategy announcement by the Provincial Government, businesses will now need to shift focus to recovery readiness and strategies to manage businesses in a COVID-19 environment. The Government has released general workplace guidance, sector specific guidance and planning for operations resources on…
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