A Stronger and More Resilient Canada

To make that decision easier for the public health authorities, and to help ease the impact that science- and evidence-based decisions can have on local businesses in the short term, the Government will work to target additional financial support directly to businesses which have to temporarily shut down as a result of a local public health decision. [...] And the Government is using that fiscal firepower, on things like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, so that Canadians, businesses, and our entire economy have the support needed to weather the storm. [...] The Government will work with businesses and labour to ensure the program meets the needs of the health and economic situation as it evolves. [...] We must not let the legacy of the pandemic be one of rolling back the clock on women’s participation in the workforce, nor one of backtracking on the social and political gains women and allies have fought so hard to secure. [...] This fall, in addition to extending the wage subsidy, the Government will take further steps to bridge vulnerable businesses to the other side of the pandemic by: • Expanding the Canada Emergency Business Account to help businesses with fixed costs; • Improving the Business Credit Availability Program; • And introducing further support for industries that have been the hardest hit, including trave