The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program is by now well-known. It was introduced by the federal government on March 15, 2020, and pays a qualifying employer adversely impacted by the COVID-19 ...

The costliest, most expansive federal assistance program in Canadian history is shrouded in secrecy more than a year after its rollout – and has been plunged even deeper into the shadows after Ottawa ...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is boosting efforts to help Canadians return to work. It has announced a second extension to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The new extension will last until ...

TORONTO, ON/ ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2021 / Findings from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association's (CADA) one-year survey regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on automobile dealers shows ...

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 17, 2020 /CNW/ - The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) was created to assist businesses affected by the COVID19 pandemic in keeping workers on their payroll or bringing back ...

Business reversals were rampant following the COVID-19 breakout in March 2020. Many companies that couldn’t keep their workers on their payrolls had to lay off the majority of them. The federal ...

OTTAWA, ON, May 8, 2026 /CNW/ - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Policing – Central Region has laid charges following an investigation into a series of cyberattacks targeting the ...

The federal government has spent more than $77-billion on wage subsidies since the start of the pandemic, the largest corporate aid program in Canada’s history. And there’s still $33-billion to go ...

Recent weeks have seen further revelations as to how corporate Canada, with the blessing of the federal Liberal government, has used the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program to enrich itself ...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is in the first stage of its Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) post-payment audit program — and initial requests have drawn criticism from tax professionals. The ...

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) proved helpful in keeping employers in business during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, 41.6 per cent of employers used the CEWS at least ...

The Canada Revenue Agency has received nearly 1,200 complaints about companies allegedly misusing federal support money designed to protect jobs during the pandemic, CBC News has learned. Despite ...