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    • BC Housing Opens Community Housing Fund RFP Portal

      The British Columbia Housing Management Commission (“BC Housing”) announced on May 21, 2020 that it will open the second round of request for proposals (“RFP”) under the Community Housing Fund (“CHF”) on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, and will close mid January, 2021. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as the first round… Read more »

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    • Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Application and Document Samples – CHMC Releases Details

      Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation Releases Details on CECRA Application Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (“CMHC”) has announced that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (“CECRA”) application portal opens today, May 25, 2020, and has released application documents which will be required to complete an application and access the CECRA. The terms of the sample… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Update

      We’re keeping up! Further changes have been made by the Federal Government. Get the information here. (last updated July 22, 2020) Update – Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy On April 27, 2020, applications opened for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”).  The CEWS is an initiative introduced by the Government of Canada to provide an incentive… Read more »

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    • Temporary Layoff and Minimum Wage Changes to BC Employment Standards Act

      Extension of Temporary Layoff Period On May 4, 2020, the BC government announced a temporary amendment to the Employment Standards Act (“Act“) which extends the maximum length of a temporary layoff to 16 weeks in any 20 week period.  This is an increase of 3 weeks from the previous maximum length of 13 weeks and aligns… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance for Small Businesses

      Please refer to this post for the most updated information on CECRA: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Application and Document Samples – CHMC Releases Details (posted May 25, 2020) Mortgage and Rent Subsidy for Small Business Affected by COVID-19 On April 24, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: A Practical Overview of Employer Options

      Navigating Workplace Options in 3 Steps In response to the serious economic symptoms of COVID-19, organizations are having to make the most difficult kinds of business decisions – the human ones.  As a follow-up to our initial webinar, we are providing a practical guide regarding the general options available to employers to respond to the… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: Further Details On Federal Government’s Wage Subsidy Program

      This is a live blog, meaning we’ll update this blog as more details are available regarding the Federal government’s wage subsidy program.  Stay tuned! Following up on our earlier blog, new details have emerged concerning the Federal government’s announcement of up to a 75% wage subsidy for qualifying organizations, retroactive to March 15, 2020. While… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: Federal Government Boosts Wage Subsidy for Businesses

      New 75% Wage Subsidy for Businesses Earlier today, the Federal government announced additional support for small and medium-sized businesses with the goal of encouraging businesses not to reduce staffing levels during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The centrepiece of this announcement is a significantly expanded wage subsidy. The Federal government had previously announced a 10% wage… Read more »

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    • COVID-19: Proposed Amendment to BC Employment Standards Act

      The BC government has tabled an amendment to the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) that will increase employees’ rights to unpaid leave not only during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also into the future.  The proposed amendment grants employees the right to an indefinite amount of leave if they are dealing with specific disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The government has indicated that this section is time-limited and will be repealed after the pandemic.  In addition to the response to COVID-19, the amendment also proposes to grant employees the right to three days of unpaid illness or injury leave each year.  This is intended to be a permanent change and brings the ESA into harmony with employment legislation in other provinces.

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    • Open Letter to Friends + Clients – COVID-19

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