B&M LLP welcomes new partners
Bishop & McKenzie LLP is pleased to welcome Lora Lee and Kamil Y. Umar to its partnership.
COVID-19 Employer Information Update #6 - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Update
On April 11, 2020 the Federal Government passed legislation providing more details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. This program was introduced by the Federal Government in hopes that it would allow employers to re-hire their workforce. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance indicated that the intention of this program is to allow employees to continue to be paid and to be connected to their employers, to support our economy in remaining strong and sustaining the best position to rebuild rapidly when we are able to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 Employer Information Update #4 - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Today, the Minister of Finance released further details on a new wage subsidy program at 75%, called the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance indicated that the intention of this program is to allow employees to continue to be paid and to be connected to their employers, to support our economy in remaining strong and sustaining the best position to rebuild rapidly when we are able to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Bishop & McKenzie joins Interlaw Ltd.
We are very pleased to announce that Bishop & McKenzie LLP has joined Interlaw Ltd. as its exclusive affiliate firm in Alberta. Interlaw is a long-established elite network of pre-eminent independent law firms spanning the globe.
COVID-19 Employer Information Update #9 CEWS Changes and Extension
On July 13, 2020, Prime Minister Trudeau announced an extension to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Program. On July 21, 2020, the Government passed the extension legislation as well as changes to the criteria for qualifying businesses. This update addresses these changes related to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on businesses and their workforces.
