Furloughed workers with COVID-19 fears can’t just stay home and collect CERB
If you have been temporarily laid off and your boss asks you to go back to work and you say no, then you’re essentially quitting your job
Economy
Canada’s economy may never return to what it once was
No, it won’t come roaring back by the summer. Canada is enduring an economic collapse many economists warn will make the Great Recession seem tame by comparison.
How to save the economy
Top Canadian economists explain what Ottawa should do next
COVID-19 has created a debt crisis for Canadian households
From debt consolidation to consumer proposals here are options to consider
How dormant websites could lead to a better understanding of the COVID-19 crisis
These charts from a Toronto research company with a unique way of collecting survey data show how people are grappling with the coronavirus
How food supply disruptions from COVID-19 are leading to higher prices for consumers
Q&A: An Ontario farm and trucking operator explains how COVID-19 is making produce more expensive
COVID-19: Canada layoff tracker
We’re tracking reported layoffs from the coronavirus pandemic as they happen across Canada
Workers who are rehired may have to cancel and repay their CERB payments. Here’s how.
While the number of Canadians collecting CERB is likely to grow, some workers are now in a position of having to stop collecting payments
Cue the sad trombone for Canadian crew stuck aboard cruise ships
Musician Rick Pauzé—marooned in relative luxury off Manila—is one of 267 waiting an awfully long time to get home
Taxpayer bailouts for big corporations should be a last resort
Paul Boothe: Lessons from Ottawa’s 2009 automaker bailout for those seeking help for troubled industries like oil and gas and airlines today