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Thousands of small businesses across Canada are believed to have closed due to COVID-19, and many more are at risk, but against all odds, some Montreal companies not only are surviving, but thriving.
MONTREAL On the heels of the Quebec government’s plans to table its long-awaited reform to the French language charter, a new poll suggests most small businesses are opposed to the expansion of French in the workplace. A survey released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that 56 per cent of small businesses in Quebec are opposed to the francization process for companies with less than 50 employees, as they fear it will create even more paperwork. Regionally speaking, 61 per cent of businesses in Quebec City, and 60 per cent of businesses in Montreal, are opposed to the idea.
MONTREAL The City of Montreal will inject $4 million into the bar and restaurant industry in the metropolis in an attempt to lessen the massive damage done during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Valerie Plante said Friday, in an announcement outside Le Central food hall downtown, that the money will be in addition to the $150 million that the business support network PME-MTL said it would spend to help restaurants and bars adapt and reopen after months of closure. Bonne nouvelle pour les restaurants et les bars! Nous annonçons une aide supplémentaire de 4M$, qui s ajoutent aux 150M$ injectés dans @PMEMTL, pour aider les établissements à s adapter au contexte sanitaire et préparer leur réouverture, lorsque le @sante qc le permettra. #polmtlpic.twitter.com/8H5D8b9tUl
MONTREAL Quebec s minimum wage rose to $13.50 an hour as of Saturday, but few in the province seem happy with the change. The $0.40 increase has left minimum wage workers frustrated, saying it wasn t enough. Maxime Dmitrienko, a worker at NDG grocery store Esposito s, said the change won t change his situation. “It doesn t reflect the cost of actual living wage, especially with the cost of prices for housing and rent in big cities like Montreal and Toronto,” he said. “It doesn t reflect a living wage.” Dmitrienko said he fears the store s prices could rise to cover the wage increase, a worry echoed by his boss.