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Updates to CEWS and CEBA (Fall 2020)
In this week’s Speech from the Throne, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, opened the...
Sources of innovation funding for Canadian businesses
This is a guest post by Sam Jenkins, Managing Partner at Punchcard Systems. At Punchcard, we build digital platforms and...
Estimating your Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy 2.0
We’re very excited to launch a free tool to help Canadian employers navigate the latest iteration of the Canadian Emergency...
What to do Differently When Starting a Business During a Downturn
Starting a business is never easy, and during a downturn like the one we’re experiencing now, there’s an extra layer...
When Things Don’t Go As Planned
“Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.” Anne Lamott We have all experienced things not going as planned lately. This can...
Updated: Understanding the $40,000 Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan
April 9, 2020: Many Canadian financial institutions have started taking applications for the CEBA. We’ll be compiling a list below,...
Updated: Understanding the Canadian Wage Subsidy Programs
Note (August 18, 2020): We’ve partnered with Punchcard Systems and Video Tax News to produce the CEWS 2.0 Estimator. The...
Connecting from a distance: Setting up your first virtual event
This is a guest post from Joette Forcier, the Marketing & Events Coordinator at Business Link. Joette is passionate about...
Signage for your Retail Business
As the economy comes back to life, business owners know that making customers feel safe is becoming a top priority. ...
Process and stages for restarting the economy: Alberta
On April 30, 2020, the Province of Alberta released a statement outlining the province’s expectations for the required criteria and...
Accounting for the Canada Emergency Business Account Loan
The following overview has been provided by Edwin Radke, CA CPA to provide insight into how organizations can properly record...
Canadian COVID-19 Business Financial Supports Summary
This was last updated April 16, 2020. Please let us know if there are any missing loans, grants, or subsidies...
Criteria for restarting the economy: Statement from Canada’s Prime Minister
On April 28, 2020, the Prime Minister, in a joint minister with provincial Premiers, released a statement outlining their expectations...
Contract and Part-time Workers can now apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
On April 15, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an expansion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to include...
Process and stages for restarting the economy: Saskatchewan
On May 1, 2020, the Province of Saskatchewan released a statement outlining the province’s expectations for the required criteria and...
Best Practices for Remote Meetings
The team at MeetingScience released this useful infographic outlining 5 best practices for participating in remote meetings: At Punchcard, we’ve...
Be aware of COVID-related cybersecurity threats
The security team at CompuVision has built the following hot list for cybersecurity threats that you need to be aware...
6 Step Plan to Taking Control of Your Cash Flow
I’m Blaine Bertsch, CEO of Dryrun, a cash-flow management tool used by small and mid-sized businesses. We live and breathe...
Understanding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
To support workers and help businesses keep their employees, the government has proposed legislation to establish the Canada Emergency Response...
Understanding the Canadian EI Work Sharing Program
This is a guest post by Hugh Neilson FCPA FCA TEP, member of the advisory board at Video Tax News....
Increased wage subsidy for Canadian businesses
This article may be out of date. Please refer to our Financial Supports Summary for the most up-to-date information. The...
Understanding Essential Services by Province
The Public Service Labour Relations Act defines an essential service as: “a service, facility or activity of the Government of...
CRA Request for Taxpayer Relief Form
These are challenging times, especially for small businesses managing delicate cash flow. A suggestion provided by Mark Friesen CPA, for...
Policy Template: COVID-19 Temporary Work Policy
At Punchcard, we’ve had to be nimble just like everyone else — to deal with that, we’ve established a COVID-19...
Understanding Canadian payroll during the COVID-19 outbreak
Part of keeping Canada moving is the necessity of accurate and timely payroll being completed by the 1.5 million employers...