Support for individuals and families
- A new temporary salary top-up for low-income essential workers
- Increasing the Canada Child Benefit
- Special Goods and Services Tax credit payment
- Extra time to file income tax returns
- Mortgage support
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
Seniors
- Reduced minimum withdrawals for Registered Retirement Income Funds
Students and recent graduates
- Suspend repayment and interest on Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans
- Temporary changes to Canada Summer Jobs program
Support for businesses
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
- More time to pay income taxes
- Deferral of HST Remittances
- Establishing a Business Credit Availability Program
- Canada Emergency Business Account
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
Support for self-employed individuals
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- Deferral of HST Remittances
- More time to pay income taxes
For more information, please visit the Government of Canada website at:
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html