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Introduction – Self-Employed Canadians May Not Have to
Repay the Canada Emergency Response Benefit & Interest Relief
for COVID-19 Income Support Recipients
In December 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued over
650,000 letters to many self-employed Canadians regarding the
repayment of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). In
particular, the CRA focused on contacting CERB recipients for whom
it could not confirm (1) employment or (2) net self-employment
income of at least $5,000 earned in 2019 or the 12 months prior to
applying to CERB, which is one of CERB s eligibility criteria.
MONTREAL Quebecers who received government financial aid related to COVID-19 could be getting a bit of a break on their next income tax return. Those who qualify will not have to pay interest on the balance of their 2020 tax return for a one-year period, until April 30, 2022, according to Revenue Quebec. “Since the start of the pandemic, our government has sought to support those who have been affected by the crisis,” said Finance Minister Eric Girard in a press release. “This measure will help citizens who have received assistance benefits by giving them more time to pay their tax balances.”
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2020 was an unprecedented year for Canadian employers. The onset
of the global COVID-19 pandemic forced employers to deal with a
barrage of health & safety and economic challenges, not to
mention a constantly changing legal environment (often daily). The
ongoing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines provides hope that 2021
will be a less disruptive year for Canadian employers, but numerous
challenges remain.
Here are a number of key employment issues for Canadian
employers to keep their eyes on in the year ahead.
Work-From-Home Arrangements
While the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting public health
B.C.'s curve has started to bend down again following a bump after the holidays, but health officials are warning British Columbians to keep following public health measures as they watch for two confirmed coronavirus variants in the province.