Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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- Support for individuals
- Support for businesses
- Support for sectors
- Support for organizations helping individuals
- Other measures
- Completed measures
Support for individuals
Individuals and families
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Employment Insurance (EI) program
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Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
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Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
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Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
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Mortgage payment deferral
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Provincial and territorial support
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Support for businesses
Avoiding layoffs, rehiring employees and creating new jobs
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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
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Extending the Work-Sharing program
Financial support, loans and access to credit
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Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) interest-free loans
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Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
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Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP)
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Loan Guarantee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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Co-Lending Program for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
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Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)
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Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
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Mid-Market Financing Program
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Mid-Market Guarantee and Financing Program
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Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF)
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Additional support by sector
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Provincial and territorial support
Support for self-employed individuals
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Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
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Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
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Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
Indigenous businesses
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Relief measures for Indigenous businesses
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Supporting business through the pandemic and into recovery
Indigenous peoples can also access all other benefits.
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Support for sectors
Agriculture and agri-food
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Increasing credit availability
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Increasing interim payments from 50% to 75% through AgriStability
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Expanding AgriInsurance to include labour shortage
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Additional support for your business
Aquaculture and fisheries
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Increasing credit availability
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Assisting the fish and seafood processing sector
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Changes to Employment Insurance fishing benefits
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Additional support for your business
Culture, heritage and sport
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Supporting arts and live events workers
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Support for Independent production companies
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Additional support for your business
Energy
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Launching the Emissions Reduction Fund
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Additional support for your business
Transportation
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Regional Air Transportation Initiative (RATI)
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Additional support for your business
Infrastructure
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Flexible funding for community resilience
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Supporting communities: new ways to adapt spaces and services
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Additional support for your business
Support for organizations helping individuals
Indigenous organizations and communities
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Addressing immediate needs in Indigenous communities
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Additional support for your organization
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