Author: Larry Brault

September 17, 2020 —

New T4 reporting requirements For the 2020 tax year, the CRA will be introducing additional reporting requirements for the T4 slips. The new requirements will be used to validate payments under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB). In addition to reporting employment […]

September 17, 2020 —

On August 20, 2020, the Canadian government announced new measures as the government slowly reopens the economy. On September 27, 2020, new measures will be effective as the government will be transitioning from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to a simplified Employment Insurance (EI) program. Extension of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit The CERB […]

June 26, 2020 —

As part of Canada’s Covid economic response, the federal government adopted an urgency measure for commercial landlords and tenants; the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program. The CECRA program provides for eligible commercial property owners to reduce the rent owed by their impacted qualifying small business tenants. Property owners must however offer a minimum […]

May 12, 2020 —

To complement the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, a credit on employers contribution to the Health Services Fund will be established for employers that can benefit from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and that maintain an establishment in Québec. The credit on employers contribution to the Health Services Fund will be granted for a period of […]

May 07, 2020 —

It’s said that a crisis brings out the best in people and, in most cases, that’s true. But there is a dark side to tough times, as fraudsters prey on people who are uncertain and looking for easy answers. Some fraudsters are using COVID-19 as a cover to launch new underhanded schemes to separate Canadians […]

April 28, 2020 —

On April 24, 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) posted a list of frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) regarding the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) on their website. These FAQs address many common questions about the CEWS received by the CRA. We understand there are other questions to which the CRA is still developing […]