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Manitoba will pay people $2,000 to get off COVID-19 benefits and go back to work
The Manitoba government will pay residents up to $2,000 if they go back to work and stop collecting federal COVID-19 benefits. The province will give successful applicants to its new program an initial $500 payment, plus three payments of $500 every two weeks over a six-week period.
Applicants must work at least 30 hours per week to qualify for the first payment, and then declare they are still working in order to receive the next payments. They must also be receiving and voluntarily stop payments from the Canadian emergency response benefit (CERB), Canadian emergency student benefit (CESB) or similar COVID-19-related support from Ottawa, the province said in a news release Tuesday.
Premier Brian Pallister says he believes the CERB discourages people from working full-time because it limits how much one can work before losing it, and people would rather be back at work than benefiting from a government program.
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Federal Government Extends Time Periods Given To Employers To Recall Employees Laid Off Due To COVID-19
Prior to these changes, employers could temporarily layoff their employees for up to three months if no notice with a recall date was provided or for a period of up to six months if they provided a notice with an expected recall date before the layoff became a termination. The amendments, which are set out in the Canada Labour Standards Regulations, temporarily extend these time periods by up to six months:
For employees laid off prior to March 31, 2020, the time period is extended by six months or to December 30, 2020, whichever occurs first.
For employees laid off between March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, the time period is extended until December 30, 2020 unless a later recall date was provided in a written notice at the time of the layoff.
These changes, which came into effect on June 22, 2020, do not apply to employees who are covered by a collective agreement that contains recall rights.
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Health Canada posts recalls for three more hand sanitizer products
Health Canada has added more hand sanitizer products to their growing recall list. The agency first announced recalls of some hand sanitizer products on June 6 due to the presence of industrial-grade ethanol, and has continued to update the list throughout the month.
The following hand sanitizers were added to the recall list on Monday:
- Gel Antiseptique Pour Les Mains, made by Megalab Inc.
- Germzero, made by Flash Beaute Inc.
- Tekare Instant Hand Cleanser Gel, made by TEKPolymer Inc.
The contaminant listed for these products is ethyl acetate. According to Health Canada, industrial-grade ethanol is harsher than the type of ethanol that has been approved for use in hand sanitizers in Canada. Industrial-grade ethanol also could contain extra chemicals not suited for use in hand sanitizers.
A list of hand sanitizers approved for sale in Canada, as well as a list of similar products that have been accepted under COVID-19 interim measures can be found on Health Canada’s website.
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Franchise premises leases have been impacted by Gov't Lockdowns
NFI is helping CFA members save on Franchise sales overhead. Many leases will need to be restructured for franchisees to survive, and Operations Manuals need updating to meet COVID-19 Protocols.
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Eight more weeks of CERB to cost $17.9 billion, budget officer says
The parliamentary budget officer estimates in a new report that it will cost the federal government $17.9 billion to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The report this morning from budget officer Yves Giroux says that would bring the total cost of the benefit program for people who've lost all or nearly all their work to the COVID-19 pandemic to $71.3 billion.
The CERB, now budgeted at $60 billion, has paid out $43.51 billion to 8.41 million people as of June 4 as demand surged past federal expectations.
With the first cohort of CERB applicants set to hit the 16-week limit on the payments early next month, the Liberals have promised to increase the limit to 24 weeks to provide help through the summer for those who need it.
Giroux's report says the additional cost to the program depends heavily on the outlook for the economy and jobs, as well as the course of the pandemic.
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Update on Federal PPE procurement
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains spoke at today’s briefing to provide an update on the government’s supply procurement efforts. Last week, Canada received nine cargo planes with supplies of gowns, gloves and masks. This brings the total to 78 plane loads of supplies received to date since the start of the pandemic. A 13th shipment of hand sanitizer has arrived in Vancouver and the government continues to receive 500,000 N95 masks from 3M on a monthly basis. This amount is in addition to a larger order that 3M is providing to provincial and territorial health systems. In other good news on this front, CAE is set to begin shipping made-in-Canada ventilators every week to the government following recent receipt of its accreditation. Minister Anand remarked that as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, the government will be returning to competitive procurement processes where needed.
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Saskatchewan: Libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres, live theatres can reopen on Monday
Libraries, museums, galleries, movie theatres and live theatres in Saskatchewan will be able to reopen next Monday under the second part of Phase 4 of the province's reopening plan. Movie theatres and live theatres will be allowed a maximum of 30 per cent of normal capacity, up to a maximum of 150 people, per room, as long as physical distancing can be maintained, the province's guidelines say.
The reopening of other activities such as indoor pools, indoor rinks, indoor sports and activities, casinos and bingo halls will be announced in the next two weeks, according to a Tuesday news release.
The province said as of June 26, parks and campgrounds will be able to open to 100 per cent capacity for overnight stays and limited-term campsites. Washroom and shower facilities can be accessed, but increased cleaning and disinfection must take place.
If physical distancing can be maintained, sports games and other activities can now begin.
The province said for sports that can't maintain physical distancing, such as full-contact sports, mini-leagues should be formed to allow teams to safely return to playing games, while helping mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Restaurant staff and workers at fitness facilities and personal care services that cannot maintain two metres of distance must wear a non-medical mask.
Locker rooms, shower facilities and change rooms are now permitted to open in places like gyms and fitness facilities, beaches, campgrounds, golf courses and facilities where outdoor sports and activities are played.
Change rooms in clothing and retail stores can now move to 100 per cent occupancy.
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Alberta’s free mask distribution a huge success
The first phase of Alberta’s distribution of free non-medical masks has ended, with more than 14 million masks handed out at A&W, McDonald’s Canada, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR
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JUNE 25, 2020
AT 2:00 PM ET
Leadership Panel Discussion
50 CFE PARTICIPATION CREDITS
MODERATOR: John Dehart, Hartify Franchise Brands
SPEAKERS: RLenka Whitehead, Oxford Learning Centres; Murray Oxford, Jani-King; Ryan Smolkin, Smoke’s Poutinerie
In only three short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed the way we work and do business. While no two businesses have been impacted in exactly the same way, this webinar will provide you with the opportunity to ask questions and gain insights and advice on how to lead through the next phases of change from experienced franchisors.
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“I would like to take this moment to express how amazing the CFA webinar series has been for myself and my stores. I am regularly sharing the information and enjoy the daily "break" around lunch time, basically having a nearly daily lunch and learn.”
- Suzanne Howie, Franchise Support, Print Three Franchising Corp.
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COVID-19's impact on the world is creating waves across all sectors and industries.
Every member of the CFA community is dealing with an issue that is affecting the world, our industries, our communities, our businesses, and our people.
We would like to hear from you if you have any topics, issues or questions to navigate turbulent times in order to support you further:
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