wage-subsidy program, send a special payment to people with disabilities and extend some legal deadlines for court cases.Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the wage-subsidy program needs to be extended to December and have its criteria loosened a little, so business can re-open and employ workers even if trade is slow at first as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Finance minister reveals changes to COVID-19 wage subsidy program The payments of up to $600 for people with disabilities and the court extensions were elements of a bill the Liberals couldn’t get through the House of Commons in June.It would also have added new penalties for defrauding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program and the Liberals couldn’t find another party to.