The developments on the COVID-19 pandemic have been numerous and developing rapidly since the Government of Canada passed the first COVID-19 Emergency Response Act approximately one month ago.

This Tax Update looks at some of the more recent measures intended to provide relief to Canadian small businesses and taxpayers:

  1. the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
  2. the Canada Emergency Business Account loan program
  3. the Business Credit Availability Program
  4. Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance