300 per week for workers and up to 50% subsidy for businesses 

The Government of Canada announced in a press release on December 22 that it is "temporarily facilitating access to the Local Lockdown Program and the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit". These programs will allow workers affected by the new health measures to receive $300 per week.

You will soon be able to claim the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB).

The government has recently implemented other new measures that may help you:

• Launching the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program,providing support through wage and rent subsidies to other businesses that have faced deep losses, with a subsidy rate of up to 50 per cent.
  
  
• Extending the Canada Recovery Hiring Program until May 7, 2022, for eligible employers with current revenue losses above 10 per cent and increasing the subsidy rate to 50 per cent. This extension will help businesses continue to hire back workers, increase hours, and create the additional jobs Canada needs for a robust recovery.
  
  
• Extending the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit until May 7, 2022, and increasing the maximum duration of benefits by 2 weeks. This extends the caregiving benefit from 42 to 44 weeks and the sickness benefit from 4 to 6 weeks. People can now apply retroactively to periods between November 21, 2021 and December 11, 2021.
  
  

Read the News Release