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Fri Dec 17 2021

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

December 17, 2021

This bill extends subsidies provided under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), and Canada Recovery Hiring Program until May 7, 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The subsidies will be available to the tourism and hospitality sectors and organizations facing significant revenue declines. Entities must demonstrate a revenue decline over a 12-month period of the pandemic, as well as a current-month decline. The bill also allows for the government to further extend the subsidies until July 2, 2022. Additionally, the bill establishes the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act, which authorizes payment of benefits to workers in regions under COVID-19 lockdown. It also makes amendments to the Income Tax Act and Income Tax Regulations. The bill amends the Canada Recovery Benefits Act to extend eligibility periods for recovery benefits, and increases the number of weeks for the recovery sickness be

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

December 17, 2021

This bill, called Bill C-3, was passed by the Canadian Parliament in December 2021. It makes amendments to both the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code. In terms of the Criminal Code, the bill creates new offences related to intimidating individuals in order to impede their access to health services or to interfere with the duties of health professionals. It also adds the commission of offences against a person providing health services or impeding another person's access to health services as aggravating factors for any offence. In regards to the Canada Labour Code, the bill extends the period of leave an employee can take in the event of the death of a child and provides for a leave of absence in the event of the loss of an unborn child. It also modifies provisions related to sick leave, allowing employees to earn and take up to 10 days of medical leave with pay per year. The bill also gives the Governor in Council the authorit

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

December 17, 2021

This bill, called the Appropriation Act No. 4, 2021-22, grants a total of $8,749,898,306 to cover various charges and expenses of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. This funding is not otherwise provided for and includes payments for operating and capital expenditures, grants, contributions, and other purposes. The bill authorizes the use of these funds and sets out specific items and their corresponding amounts.