UPDATES RE: COVID-19 GUIDELINES, AND EXTENDED WAGE & RENT SUBSIDIES & LOCKDOWN SUPPORT
Announcements
Updated COVID-19 Guidelines for Businesses and Community Organizations
The link below provides the most up-to-date COVID-19 Guidelines for Businesses and Community Organizations (Last up Date as of July 29th, 2:05 PM.) as published by the city of Toronto. It provides some clarity and interpretation to comply with all applicable legislative requirements under provincial and municipal law. It also provides links to sample resources such as Patron Screening Posters, Safety Plan Checklists, Maximum Occupancy Signs, and other useful resources.
Owners and operators, please be reminded that you are responsible to ensure that your premises are in compliance with these requirements.
Extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support
The wage subsidy, rent subsidy and lockdown support were set to expire in June 2021. Budget 2021 extended these measures until September 25, 2021, and provided the government with the authority to further extend the programs through regulations should the economic and public health situation warrant it.
Today, the government is proposing to use this authority to further extend these measures until October 23, 2021, and increase the wage and rent subsidy rates between August 29 and September 25, 2021. Specifically, the maximum rate for the wage and rent subsidies would be set at 40 percent in Period 20 (August 29 to September 25) instead of being reduced to 20 percent, as announced in Budget 2021. These programs would also be extended by one additional period, with a maximum rate of 20 percent in Period 21 (September 26 to October 23). The Lockdown Support would also be extended until October 23, 2021, at its set rate of 25 percent.
