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A deadline is looming for small businesses in Manitoba and across the country. Many of them took advantage of the interest-free loan from Ottawa – known as CEBA - of up to $60,000 to get through pandemic lockdowns.
As of December 2023, only 40 per cent of CFIB members reported having paid back their loans, and 'an alarming 17 per cent were quite certain' they wouldn't meet deadline.