Wayne Easter

January 21, 2021 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2021 Application Deadline The Canada Summer Jobs application period will close on January 29th, 2021. Canada Summer Jobs is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which…	January 13, 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now finished sending invitations to apply for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program. All interested potential sponsors who…	January 11, 2021 Post-Graduate Work Permit Holders Policy Update As part of the Government of Canada’s efforts to support international students through this challenging time, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration,…
December 18, 2020 Canada Summer Jobs 2021 Employer Application Process Launches Next Week This week, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced that up to 120,000 job opportunities will be available to young Canadians through…	December 8, 2020 Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Innovation program : Deadline extension for project proposals The deadline for submitting a proposal for the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Innovation program was extended to January 7, 2021. This extension provides…	November 30, 2020 Black Entrepreneurship Program’s National Ecosystem Fund and the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s Knowledge Hub Applications Open The application period for the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s National Ecosystem Fund and the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s Knowledge Hub has opened. The National Ecosystem Fund will…
November 30, 2020 Enabling Accessibility Fund Announcement Last week, Minister Qualtrough announced an investment of more than $15.5 million for 218 projects under the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) small projects. These projects…	November 25, 2020 Fish Harvester Benefit & Grant Program Information The Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program has finished and funding has been allocated to successful applicants through the two streams. In PEI, there were…	November 25, 2020 Government of Canada signs new agreement for a COVID-19 antibody therapy The Government of Canada is taking steps to provide Canadians with effective therapies as part of its response to COVID-19. Today, the Honourable Anita Anand,…
November 23, 2020 Launch of the Food Waste Reduction Challenge The Government of Canada has launched the first two streams of the Food Waste Reduction Challenge, part of the Food Policy for Canada. According to…	November 23, 2020 CRA opens applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) Today, the CERS becaome available to receive applications from qualifying organizations. Eligible organizations can now apply directly for the subsidy for the period from September…	November 13, 2020 Government of Canada launches largest ever federal internet connectivity program This week we announced the launch of the enhanced and expanded Universal Broadband Fund (UBF). The UBF will help improve high-speed Internet access and mobile…
November 12, 2020 COVID-19 Supports Update - Existing and New Emergency and Recovery Benefits Applying Retroactively for the Canada Emergency Benefits The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), have now ended. However, eligible…	November 12, 2020 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Announce EcoAction Funding Access to clean and safe water is essential to the health of Canadians and their environment. Over the last decade, Canadians have ranked water as…	November 12, 2020 Support for Veterans organizations The Government of Canada announced the creation of the Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund (VOESF) to distribute $20 million in financial support to groups that…
November 2, 2020 Start of the One-Time Disability Payment Starting October 30, 2020, Canadians with disabilities will start receiving the one-time payment of up to $600. Those who are eligible should allow 5 business…	November 2, 2020 Government of Canada invests $945,000 to further protect Prince Edward Island farm workers during COVID-19 October 29, 2020 – Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Government of Canada recognizes the critical role of the food supply…	October 26, 2020 Deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to receive the one-time payment extended The deadline to apply for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) to receive the one-time payment has been extended from September 25, 2020, to December 31,…
October 20, 2020 New Horizons for Seniors Program Call for Proposals extended until October 23, 2020 The Minister of Seniors, Hon. Deb Schulte, has extended the application submission deadline for the 2020-2021 New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) Call for Proposals…	October 14, 2020 Ensuring Canadians continue to receive the help they need In August, we introduced the next steps in our plan to ensure no Canadian is left behind in this pandemic. This included a seamless transition…	October 5, 2020 Fish Harvesters’ Benefit and Grant Program Application Period Extended The Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program has been extended by another two weeks to ensure that as many Canadian fish harvesters as possible can…
October 5, 2020 Government of Canada expands Regional Relief and Recovery Fund to support more Atlantic Canadian businesses ACOA to deliver an additional $60 million through RRRF to help small- and medium-sized businesses across the region October 2, 2020 · Moncton, New Brunswick…	September 21, 2020 Fish Harvesters’ Benefit and Grant Program Application Period Extended The Government of Canada has extended the deadline to apply to the Fish Harvesters’ Benefit and Grant Program by 2 weeks. The new application deadline…	September 21, 2020 The Canada Revenue Agency is resuming additional activities in September Due to the Government’s ongoing efforts to support Canadians through the COVID‑19 pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) suspended many audit, collections and compliance activities,…