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COVID-19: Cross country update (April 8, 2020)

April 8, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Further details on the proposed Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) were provided today by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Amount of Subsidy The proposed CEWS would apply at […]

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COVID-19 and collections in the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan

April 8, 2020 | Rick Van Beselaere, K.C., Brady Knight

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Courts across the country have taken steps to help curb the spread of COVID-19, and to protect litigants, lawyers, court staff and the judiciary. The Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan is no exception. The Court issued a new Practice […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (April 7, 2020)

April 7, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to Fight COVID-19 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed further progress under Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to Fight COVID‑19 that will help provide vital, made‑in‑Canada protective […]

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Pension plan regulatory relief and COVID-19

April 7, 2020 | Kim Ozubko

A.M. Pension Blog

In our most recent post, we highlighted some of the regulatory relief available to administrators of Ontario registered pension plans as a result of COVID-19. In this post, we highlight the various forms of relief that have been made available, […]

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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Canadian mining industry

April 7, 2020 | Derek Hoffman

Mining Bulletin

Co-authored by: Eliane Leal da Silva, Business Advisor In the face of globally imposed restrictions to encourage social distance, numerous Canadian mining companies are being affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Mining projects have slowed down, production has been suspended and […]

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Flow-through share financings for mining exploration companies

April 7, 2020 | Lesley Kim, Nathalie Marchand

Mining Bulletin

Flow-through shares provide tax incentives for investors to invest in the equity of “principal business corporations”. A “principal business corporation” for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “ITA”) includes a corporation of which the principal business is […]

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Amendments to the Patent Act in response to COVID-19

April 7, 2020 | Eugene J.A Gierczak

Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law Alert

Co-authored by: Eliane Leal da Silva, Business Advisor In response to the COVID-19 crisis and in consideration of the public health emergency, on March 25, 2020 the Federal Government of Canada enacted Bill C-13, amending numerous statutes and regulations, including […]

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COVID-19 pandemic economic and tax measures for charities and not-for-profits

April 7, 2020 | Robert B. Hayhoe, Gwenyth Stadig

Social Impact Newsletter

Canada’s federal government continues to announce new economic measures to help stabilize the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outlined below are the measures announced thus far by the federal government, along with expansions to existing programs, that are available to […]

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Accessing restricted funds amidst the COVID-19 crisis

April 7, 2020 | Andrew Valentine

Social Impact Newsletter

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting measures to encourage and enforce social distancing have resulted in a severe economic slowdown that is widely expected to lead to a deep recession, if not worse.  This downturn has hit charities hard.  Foundations have […]

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CNCA annual return extension and annual meetings

April 7, 2020 | Natasha Smith, Brittney Lines

Social Impact Newsletter

Corporations Canada has issued the following two publications in light of the COVID-19 outbreak: Corporations Canada extends annual return deadlines to September 30 for federal corporations during the COVID-19 outbreak – issued April 1, 2020 Here is the link. Corporations […]

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