Monday, 19 April 2021 17:18
Good Afternoon All, The Federal Liberals presented their budget this afternoon. I want to share the following information which will be of importance to you, our business members - especially noting the proposed extension of the Wage Subsidy, Rent Subsidy and Lockdown support programs to September 25, 2021. Helping Hard-hit Businesses Hire More Workers Budget 2021 proposes to introduce the new Canada Recovery Hiring Program for eligible employers that continue to experience qualifying declines in revenues relative to before the…
Friday, 16 April 2021 18:22
Good Afternoon All, Here is a summary of the new restrictions announced late this afternoon by Premier Ford. As of 12:01am tomorrow - Saturday, April 17/21: 1. Stay at Home Order has been extended to 6 weeks. This takes us to mid-May. 2. All stores that currently allow in-store shopping (grocery, drug stores, LCBO) will have a 25% capacity - you must post the maximum number of customers allowed in at any given time. 3. Playgrounds, golf courses, basketball courts…
Wednesday, 07 April 2021 16:20
Good Afternoon All, Well..... as expected the Premier has moved the Province into our 3rd State of Emergency and has enacted the Stay At Home order which comes into effect at 12:01am tomorrow - Thursday, April 8/21 and will continue for one month (4 weeks). At the end of this email is the Provincial News Release which contains full details but I've pulled some key information as it pertains to our retail members: Effective Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 12:01…
Tuesday, 06 April 2021 16:26
Good Afternoon All, For those of you who have children in elementary or secondary school, or you have staff with children, Toronto will be closing all schools as of 12:01am tomorrow - Weds., April 7/21. The City's full release is below. Tomorrow will be a scramble to move to at home on-line learning for many. This order is in place until at least April 18 so it goes through the planned Spring break which starts on April 12th. Thanks, Susan…
Thursday, 01 April 2021 15:52
Good Afternoon All, As we expected, Premier Ford has just completed his media briefing and the Province will be going into a full shut down for at least 4 weeks beginning at 12:01am this Saturday, April 3/21. I've included the Province's media release below which provides full details on what can and can't be done during this shut down. As a quick summary: 1. Indoor and outdoor dining will not be allowed. Take-out and delivery will be allowed. 2. Personal…
Tuesday, 30 March 2021 19:26
Good Afternoon Folks, Just a quick reminder for those who haven't yet applied for the Provincial Small Business Support Grant - tomorrow - Weds. March 31/21 is the deadline to submit. I've provided the application link below. For those who have applied and been approved you will receive a matching second grant payment however I don't yet know when that will happen. I've included our MPP Peter Tabuns in the bcc line of this email - Peter if you are…

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