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COVID-19: Financial Services update, liquidity and anti-hoarding

March 30, 2020 | Amanda Plastina, Rebecca Jennings, Kenneth R. Rosenstein

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

While the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis, the resurgence of the mentality that ‘Cash is King’ is all too familiar. In both the 2008 financial crisis and the downturn in the oil and gas industry beginning in 2014, […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (March 29, 2020)

March 29, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Parks Canada Parks Canada will work with tourism operators in national parks, historic sites, and marine conservation areas to defer payments on commercial leases and licences of occupation without interest until […]

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COVID-19:  Cross country update (March 27, 2020)

March 27, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: Wage Subsidy Previously, the government had announced that eligible small business employers, non-profit organizations and charities would be provided with a temporary wage subsidy for a period of three months equal […]

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Important changes to the suspension of all “non-essential” activities ordered by the Quebec government

March 27, 2020 | Gary S. Rosen, Audrey Boiteau

Labour and Employment Communiqué

On March 23, 2020, the Government of Quebec announced that all Quebec businesses that provide services and carry out “non-essential” activities will be required to suspend their activities from March 25, 2020, at 00:01 a.m. until April 13, 2020. Following […]

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A streamlined approach to emergency benefits for workers in the wake of COVID-19

March 27, 2020 | Sabrina Anis, Lauren Coles, Teri Treiber

Labour and Employment Communiqué

In the preceding weeks, nearly one million Canadians have applied for employment insurance benefits (“EI”) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The system is overwhelmed by the high volume of applications. In response, and as part of its economic […]

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Temporary foreign workers and COVID-19

March 27, 2020 | Carol S. VandenHoek, Veronica K. Choy

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

With the global spread of COVID-19, governments all over the world have been implementing extraordinary measures in an effort to contain the virus and its effects on the population. As part of these measures, the Government of Canada announced air […]

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COVID-19: Capital markets and securities update

March 27, 2020 | Lawrence D. Wilder, Rory Godinho, Jonathan Tong, Abid Ahmed

Securities Practice Notes

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to affect the global economy, Canadian reporting issuers are encouraged to stay mindful of resulting changes to the regulatory landscape. This update canvasses recent developments and provides an update to our last COVID-19 related issue […]

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COVID-19: Cross country update (March 26, 2020)

March 26, 2020

Labour and Employment Communiqué

Federal The Government of Canada announced the following measures: As of midnight on March 25, the Emergency Order under the Quarantine Act is in effect and requires any person entering Canada by air, sea or land to self-isolate for 14 […]

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COVID-19 pandemic economic measures for individuals

March 26, 2020 | Manjit Singh, Jessica Stuart

Tax Notes

The federal government recently announced a new set of economic measures to help stabilize the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outlined below are new measures implemented by the federal government, along with expanded existing programs, that are designed to assist […]

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COVID-19 pandemic economic measures for businesses

March 26, 2020 | Manjit Singh, Jessica Stuart

Tax Notes

The federal government recently announced a new set of economic measures to help stabilize the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outlined below are measures implemented by the federal government, along with expanded existing programs, that are designed to assist small, […]

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