To help employers keep and re-hire workers amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has implemented the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). This important economic measure provides a subsidy of 75% of an eligible employee’s weekly earnings, to a maximum of $847 per employee per week, to eligible employers, for up to 12 weeks. Retroactive to March 15, 2020, the CEWS will prevent further job losses and encourage employers to re-hire workers previously laid off as a result of COVID-19. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is administering the CEWS on behalf of the Government.
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Public/private partnership will mean ‘many more homes and businesses in Simcoe County will soon have greater access to reliable internet services’
Today, Jill Dunlop, MPP for Simcoe North, and Andrea Khanjin, MPP for Barrie-Innisfil, on behalf of Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, announced a major step in the expanding of broadband internet in Simcoe County with the Request for...
County of Simcoe and area partners launch new job portal WorkinSimcoeCounty.ca
Midhurst/June 25, 2020 – The County of Simcoe and area partners including member municipalities, the cities of Barrie and Orillia and the Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board are launching a new interactive job portal. The Work in Simcoe County site includes...
EDCNS in the news: Recovery kits donated to small businesses
EDCNS has been distributing complimentary "Open for Business" Recovery Kits to local North Simcoe businesses. News coverage courtesy of CTV News Barrie, June 24, 2020.
Shopping locally, supporting small businesses ‘more important now than ever’
Businesses and organizations across north Simcoe are urging residents to invest in their communities to help the local economy rebound from the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is always important that people shop locally, but it is crucial right now,”...
Midland’s Baytech Plastics hiring to meet COVID product demand
Oh, the plasticity of plastics. Baytech plastics Inc., a Midland business that makes hundreds of different parts for many finished products around the world, didn’t shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We did no layoffs. In fact, we’ve been hiring. We’ve hired in...