Category: CERS

2021 Federal Budget – A Critical Analysis and Overview of the Principal Proposed Income Tax Measures

Published by Thorsteinssons LLP

Authors: Alexander Demner, Tyler Berg, and Gloria Wang

The federal government released its 2021 budget on April 19, 2021. Coming in as the longest budget in Canadian history, Budget 2021 proposes a myriad of income tax…

COVID-19 Tax Update: A Detailed Review of the New Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and Lockdown Support Programs

Published by Thorsteinssons LLP & Alexander Demner & Gloria Wang

Note: To enhance readability, readers may access a PDF COPY OF THIS BLOG POST HERE.

I.          Overview

On November 19, 2020, Parliament enacted the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (“CERS”). Ostensibly designed to replace the underutilized Canada Emergency…