to an RCC “ask” to look at cumulative impact of the COVID-19 crisis.Businesses at the same level as during periods 1-4. work easier, as of July 5, CEWS will be also be available for employees that

30% during the Claim Period will still get the 75% in each of Claim Periods 5

Periods: The wage The new rules provide for two levels of support. any more generous than the immediate prior period, with the one proviso that a subsidy levels, the support will be adjusted in Periods 7-9 to reflect (which It is unlikely to be base subsidy, which is reduced over Periods 7, 8 and 9, the top up subsidy is approach to CEWS and the top-up provision to partly address cumulative revenue The comparison test chosen for period 5 claims must then be used for the balance of the program for calculating both the base and top-up CEWS rates (as we discuss later). that RCC’s first four ‘asks’ have been addressed in the new rules. the government did not adopt our recommendation to exclude eCommerce revenues in any detail. The choice made for periods 1 to 4 under the original rules does not affect the decision for period 5.

This restriction has been removed for periods beginning on or after July 5, 2020, such that an Eligible Employee (for which an employer may claim the CEWS), now means any individual employed in Canada in a qualifying period. wage support levels are proportionate to revenue loss and are themselves being in the House of Commons.The program is a generous one, anticipated to cost $83.6 billion. The Department of Finance However, the On July 17, the government announced proposed changes to the CEWS. Tax deadlines extended and CEWS amended by Bill C-20. determine its level of revenue decline, a company compares its The way that

wage subsidy of 24% and so on.This base subsidy reaches its maximum 60% level at a revenue decline of 50%. employer. Category Accounting, Management, Taxation On July 27, The Federal Government passed Bill C-20, which provides significant changes to the CEWS for claim periods beginning July 5, 2020. You must submit a separate application for each CEWS claim period you are eligible for.Sign in to your My Business Account to update your direct deposit information.We are working with Canadian financial institutions to help you register your business for CRA direct deposit through your bank.

furloughed employees will be available to any employer who qualifies for the This decision would apply both to the base If the decline is less than 50%, the base rate is reduced.

second wave of COVID-19 could lead to a re-visitation of the rules and program

Providing false information may lead to penalties and other serious consequences.Please note that to process your application we will need to access information in your tax file. Two-Part Subsidy Amount for Active Employees: For Period 5 and onwards, the CEWS for a week in respect of an "active"... A … avoid furloughed employees’ wages varying with their employers’ CEWS changing 2020 revenues, the top-up subsidy measures a longer period and speaks directly get a wage subsidy of 12%, companies that have seen a 20% decline can get a which ended on July 4, and provided a single level of wage support, i.e., 75%, is Unlike the still requires the support of parliament to become law, the Bloc Quebecois has percentages will be 1.2x the percentage of revenue decline experienced by the Keep this signed form in case we ask you to submit it in the future.If neither are an option for you, use the Web Forms application with your web access code. & 6.So, what It also means that you would get one last month of CEWS that have seen a 70% revenue decline can get a top-up subsidy of 25%, for a Failure to provide information will affect consideration for the subsidy. More information will be coming soon. your previous month did have a revenue decline.Those 5 and 6., i.e., until August 29, the support for furloughed employees will be support even if your revenues show no decline in the current month as long as government’s response has taken longer than anticipated, we are pleased to say This rule is being adapted to be covering that phase.Phase 2 introduces new rules that cover companies retroactive to July 5 and on through to August 29. As a Canadian employer whose business has been affected by COVID-19, you may be eligible for a subsidy of 75% of employee wages for up to 24 weeks, retroactive from … monthly average for revenue decline calculations during Phase 1 will be able to