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PRCT GUIDE ON MAKING SENSE OF COVID-19 SUPPORT Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team (PRCT)
Federal COVID-19 Support Programs
Program Who qualifies What it entails Start date & Available More information
length on-reserve
1. Canada Employers who have experienced an Canada will cover 75% of wages on the first Application Yes tinyurl.com/yb36nv6d
Emergency eligible reduction in revenue. Not- $58,7000 that an employee earns. Subsidy will be opens April 27,
Wage Subsidy for-profits and charities are also up to $847/ week for each employee. This is to 2020, Telephone #:
eligible. allow employers to keep employees on payroll retroactive to 1-833-966-2099
performing work. March 15, 2020
to June 6, 2020
2. Temporary Any employer with an existing A measure that will allow eligible employers to March 18, 2020 See note tinyurl.com/wsjsoqy
10% wage business number and payroll reduce the amount of payroll deductions to June 19, 2020
subsidy program account with the CRA on required to be remitted to the Canada Revenue
March 18, 202. No need to provide Agency up to $1,375 for each eligible employee
Employers
proof of reduction in revenue. Not- to a max of $25,000 total per employer
for-profits and charities are also Note: This subsidy is received by reducing income
eligible. tax owing and only as a final measure will the
government pay any remaining subsidy if there
haven’t been sufficient reductions in amount
owed.
3. Work- Employers and employees Employees on a Work-Sharing agreement must Upon Yes tinyurl.com/qnfztvg
Sharing attempting to avoid layoffs due to a agree to a reduced schedule of work and to share application to a Employers:
Program recent decrease in business activity the available work over a specified period of max of 76 1-800-367-5693
of approximately 10%. time. weeks Employees:
(extended from 1-800-206-7218
38 weeks)
4. Business Canadian businesses in all sectors Helps Canadian businesses obtain financing On-going Potentially, tinyurl.com/ry5ejp3
Credit and regions during the current period of significant if applied
Availability uncertainty. through Please contact your
Program Businesses should contact their primary lender, financial primary lender by
where they have a pre-existing relationship. institutions phone or email. BCD
Businesses that are impacted can contact them and EDC can also be
Businesses
by phone or email to find out about their contacted.
application process.
Business Dev. Bank of
Canada:
1-877-232-2269
Export Dev. Canada:
1-800-229-0575Program Who qualifies What it entails Start date & Available More information
length on-reserve
5. Canada Small business whose revenues have Interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to small to Repaying the See Note tinyurl.com/yccva6k2
Emergency been temporarily reduced, due to help cover their operating costs during a period balance of the
Business the economic impacts of the COVID- where their revenues have been temporarily loan on or Small businesses and
Account 19 virus. Must demonstrate they reduced. before not-for profits should
paid between $20,000 to $1.5 million December 31, contact their financial
in total payroll in 2019. Not-for- 2022 will result institution to apply.
profits also eligible. in loan
forgiveness of
Note: If payroll for status employees 25 percent (up
is recorded differently than to $10,000).
employees with taxable income. This
could cause an otherwise identical
business not to qualify
6. Canada Impacted small business tenants are Program will provide forgivable loans to Businesses that Limited tinyurl.com/y6u5a2ua
Emergency businesses paying less than $50,000 qualifying commercial property owners to cover experienced relationship
Businesses
Commercial per month in rent and who have 50 per cent of three monthly rent payments that hardship in between
Rent temporarily ceased operations or are payable by eligible small business tenants April, May, and mainstream
Assistance have experienced at least a 70 per who are experiencing financial hardship June 2020 financial
cent drop in pre-COVID-19 revenues. institutions
Not-for-profits and charities are also and on-
eligible. reserve
enterprises.
7. Deferral of Any businesses and self-employed Any GST/HST payment that becomes owing from Until June 30, Yes, if tax tinyurl.com/sjwepnh
Income Tax, persons March 27 until the end of May can be deferred 2020 payments
Sales Tax until the end of June. For GST and customs duty are required
Remittance, payments for imported goods, deferral will
and Customs include amounts owing for March, April and May.
Duty
PaymentsProgram Who qualifies What it entails Start date & Available More information
length on-reserve
8. Indigenous Funding for small and medium-sized Support for Indigenous businesses provided through On-going Yes, detail tinyurl.com/yb67g3sm
Businesses Indigenous businesses, and Aboriginal Financial Institutions, and administered by pending
Aboriginal Financial Institutions the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations
Association and the Métis capital corporations in
partnership with Indigenous Services Canada.
Businesses
9. Indigenous Canadian Indigenous tourism Funding amount for any one applicant will be up to a Application tinyurl.com/y99gkxfo
Tourism businesses who are at least 51% maximum of $25,000 due April 30,
Association of owned by Indigenous entrepreneurs 2020 Regional coordinator:
Canada or Indigenous communities or Holly Courchene, MB
COVID-19 economic development Coordinator
Development corporations. Manitoba@Indigenous
Stimulus Fund Tourism.ca
10. Canada Workers (including those self- $2,000/month Benefit up to Yes tinyurl.com/rjejsjw
Emergency employed) who have stopped Caution: if you are later determined to be ineligible, 4 months in
Response working because of reasons related you must repay the benefit with interest and length, portal Toll free number:
Benefit (CERB) to COVID-19 possibly penalties. The Government of Canada has to apply will 1-833-966-2099
the ability to re-coup this money through garnishing be available in
future income tax returns, GST payments and CCB early April.
payments.
11. EI – Workers who were laid off prior to If you became eligible for Employment Insurance 1 week wait tinyurl.com/y3g2qfjg
Regular March 15, 2020 prior to March 15th, your claim will be processed period from
Workers
under the pre-existing Employment Insurance rules. layoff date. EI call centre:
Up to 45 1-800-206-7218
Note: If you became eligible after March 15, your weeks of
claim will be processed through the Canada benefits paid
Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
12. EI – Workers who are off work due to 55% of income up to max of $578/week. Must have 1 week tinyurl.com/yb4dzudm
Sickness being sick from illness other than worked a minimum number of hours depending on waiting period
COVID-19 geographical area and local unemployment rate. waived. Up to EI call centre:
Employee must apply for the benefits on the Service 15 weeks of 1-800-206-7218
Canada website. benefits.Program Who qualifies What it entails Start date & Available More information
length on-reserve
13. EI – People who are away from work Maternity: 55% of income up to max of $578/week Maternity: max tinyurl.com/ybe5sryy
Maternity & because they're pregnant or have Parental: 55% up to max of $578/week 15 weeks;
Parental recently given birth. Parents who are Extended parental: 33% up to max of $334/week Parental: max EI call centre:
away from work to care for their 40 weeks 1-800-206-7218
newborn or newly adopted child. Extended
parental: max
Note: If you cannot return to work due to COVID-19 61 weeks for
following your maternity/parental leave, you may one parent, 69
Workers
receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit weeks between
(CERB). both parents
14. EI – Self-employed fishers No changes have been made to this program due to Ongoing tinyurl.com/y9dnx2nn
Fishing COVID-19. The minimum amount of income
required to qualify for benefits is on the Service To receive fishing
Canada website. There is still a minimum 31 week benefits, you must
period between the last claim. Summer fishing submit an EI
benefits began March 1, 2020. application form
online.
Note: If you have exhausted your EI-Fishing benefits
between December 29, 2019 and October 3, 2020
you may be eligible for the Canada Emergency
Response Benefit (CERB).
15. Canada Students who choose to do national Up to $5,000 to go toward student’s education Funds provided Yes tinyurl.com/yckjf7b9
Student service and serve their communities to students in
Service Grant the Fall 2020 MB Student Aid:
(CSSG) 1-204-945-6321
Post-Secondary Students
16. Canada Students and new graduates who are $1,250 per month for eligible students or $1,750 per May to August Yes tinyurl.com/yckjf7b9
Emergency not eligible for the Canada month for eligible students with dependents or 2020
Student Emergency Response Benefit disabilities
Benefit (CESB)
17. Canada Anyone with government student Student loan repayment will be suspended Suspended until Yes tinyurl.com/y96ozbeb
Student Loans loans September National Student
Repayment 30th, 2020 Loans Service Centre:
Suspension 1-888-815-4514Program Who qualifies What it entails Start date & Available More information
length on-reserve
18. Canada Families who already received CCB. One time payment, up to $300 per child. Will be paid April 2020 (one- Yes tinyurl.com/y8t5uxfw
Child Benefit in the same method that parents receive their time payment
regular benefit, no action required from eligible only for received
recipients. in May 2020)
19. Mortgage Those who have mortgages from the The bank will defer mortgage payments for those Up to 6 months No Refer to your bank’s
Deferral 6 major banks: Bank of Montreal, who have decreased income due to COVID-19. This webpage for more
CIBC, TD Canada, National Bank of comes with extra interest costs that are payable by information
Canada, RBC Royal Bank and the payee.
Scotiabank
20. GST bonus People who received GST payments One-time payment will be calculated based on April 9th, 2020 Yes tinyurl.com/yajwlsql
Families
payment for the current GST payment year. information from your 2018 tax return.
Bonus payment, calculated based on the amounts
received in July 2019, October 2019, January 2020 &
April 2020. Currently being processed according to
My CRA accounts. No action required from eligible
recipients.
21. Personal Everyone Extension of due dates to file and pay taxes for the Filing due: June 1, Applicable tinyurl.com/sjwepnh
Income Tax 2019 tax year. 2020 for to off-
Return and individuals and reserve
Payment June 15, 2020 for earnings
Deferral self-employed.
Payment due:
September 1,
2020
22. Registered Those who draw from RRIF’s Reduced the minimum amount that a retiree can Valid for the 2020 Yes, if a tinyurl.com/rz5cec6
Retirement withdraw for 2020 by 25% calendar year RIFF
Elders
Income Fund holder
(RRIF)
Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team (PRCT)MANITOBA COVID-19 SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Program Who qualifies What it entails Start date & length More Information
23. Daycare for Healthcare workers who require Parents need to signup for the Immediate tinyurl.com/ybl45x5f
Essential Workers daycare, they can continue registry.
working.
24. Rent Increase & Renters who live off reserve Rent increases suspended effective April 1st / May 31st tinyurl.com/yby82qdw
Eviction Suspension April 1st, postponing non-urgent
evictions until May 31st
25. Online EIA Access EIA recipients who are off- Application process has been moved Immediate tinyurl.com/ya7paf3l
reserve online, all forms are located at
https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/eia/.
Disability claims that were set to
expire are extended until June 30th.
26. Manitoba Hydro All Manitoba Hydro clients Disconnections suspended; rates Immediate until further tinyurl.com/yd23q7es
Rate Freeze & have remained the same. Non- notice
Disconnection emergency services cancelled.
Suspension Interest and penalties halted for 6
months.
27. Manitoba Gap Manitoba-based for-profit A one-time $6,000 non-interest Application deadline is tinyurl.com/yac548fa
Protection Program businesses who have bearing forgivable loan to Manitoba July 31, 2020
temporarily ceased or curtailed small and medium-sized businesses
operations or experienced that have experienced hardships in
“harm” as a result of a COVID- Manitoba as a result of the COVID-19
19 public health order and have pandemic and related public-health
not received federal orders.
government COVID-19 grant
funding support
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