This communication from the ELCIC national and synodical treasurers includes information that will be of interest to your congregation about subsidies that were included in the 2021 federal budget that was announced in April and passed into law in late June. These include an extension to the existing Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and a new subsidy, the Canada Recovery Hiring program (CRHP).

This communication contains updated information announced by the Government of Canada relating to COVID-19 financial assistance that is available to congregations, considerations when charging fees to members and a reminder about the filing deadline for the 2020 T3010 Charity Information Return.

This communication contains a summary of the federal government assistance programs that have been announced to date, that are available to congregations. Deadlines and some reporting requirements are also included in this communication.