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The Canadian government’s fiscal stimulus package now totals ~C$200 billion ($145 billion) which aims to ensure firms survive the ongoing pandemic, and enable employees to have a job to go to once we get through this.
The new measures, include
- A 75% subsidy on wages, to encourage companies to keep workers on the payroll
- Cash Drop - Workers affected by the pandemic induced layoffs would be able to receive C$2,000 each month for four months.
- Small business owners will be able to apply for loans up to 40,000, which have some interest free options
- Mortgage payments - Banks were notified to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months.
- Students loans have been deferred interest payments
- Bank of Canada lowered its policy rate to 0.25% and said it would begin large-scale asset purchases for the first time.
If there was only a way to for the government to send people the money fast and efficiently.
Hint: We have something called
Venmo and Cash App.... Although these companies want to be considered as a way for the federal government to distribute payments from the economic stimulus package to the public
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