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Existing federal social security programs were modified to provide additional financial support to their recipients. Canada Child Benefit payments were given a one-time increase of $300 per child, [3] the Goods and Services Tax (GST) credit for the 2019 tax year was doubled, [4] and personal income tax deadlines for 2019 were extended.
As part of the student loan forgiveness plan, there is a clause specifying: “If you made voluntary payments during the payment pause — from March 13, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2022 — and your ...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a deep impact on the Canadian economy, leading it into a recession. The government's social distancing rules had the effect of limiting economic activity in the country. Companies started mass layoffs of workers, and Canada's unemployment rate was 13.5 percent in May 2020, the highest it has been since 1976. [1]
By March 2022, food banks across Canada recorded nearly 1.5 million visits, marking an all-time high, with approximately 2.8 million Canadians living in poverty by September 2023. [35] A comprehensive Food Banks Canada report stated that multiple factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic consequences of the Russian invasion of ...
According to a GOBankingRates survey ahead of Tax Day, nearly half of people expecting refunds planned to use the money to pay bills or debt, and about 30% were going to put it in savings.
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In March 2020, the American economy went into full shutdown mode in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly immediately, the U.S. government implemented a series of stimulus packages in an ...
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