From the London Free Press - The Ontario government has announced $200 million in new money aimed at protecting Ontario’s most vulnerable populations as part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more at: https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/coronavirus-ontario-announces-200m-for-vulnerable-populations
From CBC News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced more help for small and medium-sized businesses to keep employees on the payroll during the COVID-19 crisis, including a 75 per cent wage subsidy and guaranteed interest-free loans.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-covid19-mar27-business-1.5512151
On March 25, 2020, the Ontario government announced a temporary top-up to payments made through the Ontario Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS). Beginning in April 2020, monthly GAINS payment amounts will be doubled for a period of six months. This action will provide additional and immediate financial support to low-income Ontario seniors who may need more help to cover essential expenses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
From Legal Aid Ontario - As part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is working to offer more resources to clients through the telephone and online.
Effective March 24, LAO is making the following changes to our summary legal advice services across the province:
From CTV News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the government is merging two previously announced employment insurance benefits for Canadians who are out of, or off work because of COVID-19.
He is also vowing that more financial assistance will come as the pandemic wages on, with the first $82-billion aid package set to flow as soon as it passes Parliament on Wednesday.
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