BUSINESSES CAN APPLY :
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html
To help employers keep and re-hire workers amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has implemented the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). This important economic measure provides a subsidy of 75% of an eligible employee’s weekly earnings, to a maximum of $847 per employee per week, to eligible employers, for up to 12 weeks. Retroactive to March 15, 2020, the CEWS will prevent further job losses and encourage employers to re-hire workers previously laid off as a result of COVID-19. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is administering the CEWS on behalf of the Government.
Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, launched the application process for the CEWS. As of today, employers can apply for the CEWS through My Business Account or through the CRA’s online application portal, and their representatives can apply through Represent a Client.
All claims that are approved through the CRA’s automated verification process will be sent for payment on May 5, so that payments being made through direct deposit should begin to appear in employers’ accounts as of May 7. Some applications will require a secondary verification, done manually, and in these cases the CRA may contact employers to verify information. It is expected that these secondary verifications will take no more than 72 hours in the vast majority of cases.
The CRA has again partnered with financial institutions to enroll Canadian employers for direct deposit, and employers can now register business payroll accounts for direct deposit with the CRA through their bank portals.
Signing up for direct deposit will enable employers whose applications are approved to receive their CEWS payments quickly and securely. Employers can sign up for direct deposit with their financial institutions even after applying for the CEWS.
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-This little animal lover is doing a pet food drive for her northern lights quest in Beavers and has chosen to donate to the Camrose and Area Animal Shelter and For All Animals Rescue Society. She is accepting donations of dog, cat and rabbit food along with monetary donations. Donations are accepted in New Sarepta, but curbside pickups can be available for Leduc, Beaumont, Camrose, Sherwood Park areas etc.
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-The Covid-19 rate has now hit above 46-thousand confirmed cases in Canada with more than 25-hundred lives lost. And there are warnings about unrealistic expectations when it comes to getting back to normal. Ontario and Quebec are expected to unveil their initial plans this week for re-opening their locked down economies. Alberta’s rate is now more than 44-hundred.
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-It seems there have been hundreds of complaints of price gouging in the province ever since the pandemic started. Some investigations have been cleared, some business owners have been issued a warning and some investigations are still active. Slave Lake Mayor Tyler Warman says it doesn’t make sense to do it, especially in a smaller centre, where people will remember who did what once the pandemic has run its course.
