Federal Government Temporarily Expands Access to Lockdown Program and Worker Lockdown Benefit
On December 22, the federal government announced that it intends to introduce new regulations that would: Expand the Local Lockdown Program to include employers subject to capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more; and reduce the current-month revenue decline threshold requirement to 25 per cent. Eligible employers will receive wage and rent subsidies from 25 per…