New Subsidy Programs Released

New Subsidy Programs Released

Details on the new federal subsidy programs have been released, and will be backdated to become effective from October 24th, 2021 in order to seamlessly replace the CEWS and CERS programs which ended on October 23rd, 2021. What are the New Subsidy Programs? The new subsidy programs to replace the CEWS and CERS programs are: Tourism…

Alberta Jobs Now Program

The second intake for the Alberta Jobs Now program is now open with updated and expanded eligibility and benefits. What is the Alberta Jobs Now Program? The program allows employers to apply for funding to cover the salary and training costs of new hires. It is the largest job training program in Alberta’s history, and…

Outdoor Adventure Vaccine Lottery

The Alberta government has created a new lottery to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations, by offering several outdoor adventure prizes.  Prizes include a lifetime hunting licence, a lifetime sport fishing licence, five Alberta Parks camping experiences, ten Canmore Nordic Centre season ski passes and ten Kananaskis’s conservation annual passes. Albertans who are over 18 and who are…

Update on COVID Subsidies

Update on COVID Subsidies New CEWS upcoming for periods 17 – 22 and CERS for periods 10 – 15 brings a number of changes to the current program. This will bring the subsidy programs up to the period ending November 20, 2021 (Period 22 for CEWS and Period 15 for CERS).   CEWS Changes A…

Open for Summer Prize Draw

A Quick Reminder As a reminder CEWS Period 10 and CERS Period 3 is due for filing on June 17, 2021 and the next deadline for CEWS Period 11 and CERS Period 4 is due for filing on July 15, 2021.   Open for Summer Lottery The Alberta government has created an Open for Summer…

CCB Young Child Supplement Program

For families with children under the age of 6, the Government of Canada has provided a one time benefit tax-free payment to help supplement expenses for child care during 2020-2021 under the CCB Young Child Supplement Program (CCBYCS).   No application is necessary as CRA will determine eligibility based on your 2019 and 2020 Individual…

Canada Alberta Job Grant

The Alberta Government has recently released a new grant to help with employers and employees with their training programs related to their job. The grant is available to employers/trainees, once all conditions have been met and can cover up to $300,000 per fiscal year for the company OR a maximum of $10,000 per eligible trainee.…

AB Small/Medium Enterprise Grant.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant offers financial assistance to Alberta organizations (businesses, cooperatives and non-profits) that were ordered to close or curtail operations, and that experienced a revenue reduction of at least 30%, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To support businesses affected by the public health measures introduced in April 2021,…

Alberta Relaunch Grant

The AB SME Grant has been updated for companies that have incorporated after March 2020, effective Feb 4, 2021. The requirements for the revenue test is March 2020 to October 2020 (pick any of these months as your comparative month) and it will be compared against the November 2020 or December 2020 month. There must…