Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Wage Subsidy
Description:
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) is a subsidy to cover part of the employee wages, retroactive to March 15 for Canadian employers who have seen a drop in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This subsidy will enable employers to re-hire workers, help prevent further job losses, and ease their businesses back into normal operations.
Comments on Funding:
The subsidy amount is calculated by entering employee pay information in the calculator on the website: Calculate you subsidy amount: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
When It Ends:
Closed
Deadline:
October 23, 2021
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
Public institutions are not eligible for the subsidy.
Applications Steps:
confirm that the claim period they are applying for is open and that they have completed the calculations (subsidy amount) and update their direct deposit information with the CRA, before they apply.
submit a separate application for each claim period they are eligible for, and for each payroll (RP) account they have.
The wage subsidy does not renew automatically. Each period, applicants must confirm that they are eligible and calculate their amount according to that period's rules before they apply. There are three ways to apply:
- 1Most businesses may apply using My Business Account;
- 2Business representatives may apply using Represent a Client;
- 3If neither of the above is an option, applicants must use the Web Forms application using your web access code (WAC).
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit the completed application form, and must have the following information, documents and records ready before they start:
- 1the active payroll Account Number (note, this number must have been obtained prior to March 16, 2020. If you did not have an active payroll account prior to March 16th, but instead allowed a third party to make payroll remittances on your behalf, through the third party's account, see Frequently Asked Questions 3-8). If you have more than one payroll account number ("RP" number) you will need to do a separate application for each number.);
- 2payroll Web Access Code (not required if filing via My Business Account or Represent a Client);
- 3period covered by this claim;
- 4number of employees;
- 5payroll information.
Applicants are required to keep books and records demonstrating the reduction in revenue and remuneration paid to employees. You must submit a separate application for each CEWS claim period you are eligible for, and for each payroll account you have.
Other Things to Note:
claim periods from March 15, 2020, to March 13, 2021. Each CEWS claim period is a specific period of 4 weeks, beginning on a Sunday.
Covid Related Measures:
Wage subsidy for Canadian employers with a drop in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Effective: March 15, 2020, to October 23, 2021.
Date modified: 2021-12-21 - Source
