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COVID-19: Recovery and Re-Opening Tracker By: Trevor Lawson, Lara Nathans, Meghan Hillstrom, Marco Fimiani, Nicole Naglie, David COVID-19: Recovery and Re-opening Tracker By: Trevor Lawson, Lara Nathans, Meghan Hillstrom, Marco Fimiani, Nicole Naglie, David Boire-Schwab, Kathryn Gullason, Camille Bélanger, Kate Martini, Sarah Tella, Nicolas Monet. As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update this summary as further measures are introduced across the country. This roundup was last updated on April 15,16, 2021. To see what has changed since our last update, please download our blackline, here. Federal April 16, 2021: The Government of Canada announced funding for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency to operate a number of voluntary isolation sites across Saskatchewan (link). March 31, 2021: The Government of Canada announced that funding of $17.8 million will be provided for the operation of a safe, voluntary isolation site for temporary foreign agri-workers in Windsor-Essex (link). March 23, 2021: The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced $23.7 million for the Province of Ontario to operate a number of safe, voluntary isolation sites in various communities identified under Ontario’s High Priority Community Strategy (link). March 22, 2021: The Department of Finance announced that the deadline for the new Canada Emergency Business Account application will be extended from March 31 to June 30, 2021 (link). March 3, 2021: The Department of Finance announced that the current rate structures for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy will be extended from March 14 to June 5, 2021 (link). February 25, 2021: In response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada announced proposed changes to the Criminal Code in an effort to improve the effectiveness of criminal justice system (link). February 25, 2021: The Department of Finance released draft legislative proposals that would increase accessibility of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (link). February 19, 2021: The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion announced the Government of Canada’s intent to introduce regulatory and legislative amendments to increase the number of weeks of benefits available for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Document Number: 20663855 Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and Employment Insurance (EI) regular benefits (link). February 9, 2021: The Minister of Health and the Minister of Digital Government announced updates to the COVID Alert app, to help measure its uptake, performance and effectiveness in limiting the spread of COVID-19. User statistics are expected to be published here in spring 2021 (link). February 9, 2021: The Government of Canada announced that applications for the first round of funding for projects under the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative are now open (link). February 9, 2021: The Government of Canada announced that self-employed individuals who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and would have qualified based on their gross income will not be required to repay the benefit, provided they also met all other eligibility requirements (link). January 29, 2021: The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, announced EI regulations will be amended to temporarily waive the waiting period for EI claimants who establish a new claim between January 31, 2021, and September 25, 2021 (link). January 22, 2021: The Government of Canada announced the deployment of two federal Mobile Health Units to Ontario, to help relieve pressure on the Province’s hospital capacity (link). January 15, 2021: The Government of Canada released the first report from the COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, which identifies four priority areas for action (link). January 11, 2021: The Government of Canada announced that, retroactive to January 3, 2021, all international travellers who need to quarantine upon return to Canada will not be eligible to receive support from any of the Canada Recovery Benefits for the period of their mandatory quarantine. An exception will be provided for individuals who are exempt from the mandatory quarantine requirements under the Quarantine Act (link). December 23, 2020: Health Canada announced that the second COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use (link). December 21, 2020: The Canada Revenue Agency launched the Canada Emergency Subsidy Registry. This web page will allow Canadians to identify which employers are using the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to support jobs (link). December 21, 2020: The Department of Finance announced proposed temporary adjustments to the automobile standby charge due to COVID-19 lockdown and public health measures. The proposal would allow employees to use their 2019 automobile usage to determine eligibility for the reduced standby charge (link). December 18, 2020: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance announced that the necessary regulatory changes have been made to raise the maximum wage subsidy rate to 75% under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. This change is applicable to the period from December 20, 2020 to March 13, 2021 (link). December 15, 2020: The Minister of National Revenue announced that the home office expenses deduction will be available to more Canadians and that the process for the claiming the deduction will be simplified on 2020 tax returns (link). December 15, 2020: The Canada Revenue Agency announced new positions for employer-provided benefits pertaining to commuting and home office costs for the period of March 15, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (link). December 10, 2020: The Public Health Agency of Canada announced the implementation of a pan-Canadian no-fault vaccine injury support program for all Health Canada approved vaccines (link). December 10, 2020: The Government of Canada introduced legislation that would temporarily supplement provisions of the Canada Elections Act and mitigate potential challenges associated with administering an election during the pandemic in the event an election were to occur (link). December 9, 2020: Health Canada announced that the first COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use (link). December 7, 2020: The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development announced a new temporary support through the Canada Child Benefit for families which children under the age of six (link). December 7, 2020: The Minister of Public Services and Procurement announced that Canada will receive up to 249,000 vaccine doses in December 2020, contingent upon Health Canada’s approval of the vaccine (link). December 3, 2020: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-14, which will implement measures from the Fall Economic Statement that will provide assistance to families with young children, support students, and invest in resources to protect the health and safety of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (link). November 27, 2020: The Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon announced a research program that focuses on gathering the unique information needed to support Yukon’s strategic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (link). November 26, 2020: The Minister of Health announced $6.5 million funding for Peel Public Health to establish a safe, voluntary isolation site. This site will help Canadians in the Region of Peel who have COVID-19 or have been exposed to it have accessible accommodations to keep themselves and their community safe (link). November 24, 2020: The Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Minister of Health announced that the Government of Canada has signed an agreement for an initial order of up to 26,000 doses of antibody therapy (link). November 23, 2020: The Minister of National Revenue is now accepting applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy for the period from September 27 to October 24, 2020 (link). November 20, 2020: The Government of Canada announced that Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), received Royal Assent. The measures adopted are the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, new Lockdown Support under the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, and the extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy until June 2021 (link). November 10, 2020: The Government of Canada announced that it will purchase 7.6 million antigen rapid tests to ensure Canadians can quickly and easily access COVID-19 testing (link). November 6, 2020: The Government of Canada released guidelines on the safe restoration of court operations in northern, remote, and Indigenous communities (link). November 2, 2020: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), which would implement new, targeted support to help hard-hit businesses (link). November 2, 2020: The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced today that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will be extended until November 30, 2020 (link). October 28, 2020: The Chief Public Health Officer of Canada released the Report on the State of Public Health in Canada
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