Business & CFA Resources

The CFA community is here to support you through this difficult time. On this page, you will find Business Continuity Resources and General Resource Materials provided by CFA and CFA members to help you navigate through these turbulent times.

BUSINESS CONTINUITY RESOURCES:

BDC:

• Business continuity plan and templates for entrepreneurs

• How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business

• BDC Webinar – How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business (March 25, 2020)

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY:

• Frequently Asked Questions – Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers

CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:

• Canada’s Leading Business Organizations Call on Government to Protect Jobs and Postpone Non-Essential New Measures

• COVID-19 Business Preparedness Plan

• Crisis Communications Plan

• Business Continuity & Recovery Plan

CANADIAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION:

• PAYROLL AND COVID-19

CBC NEWS:

• Got questions about social distancing? Here's what you need to know

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA:

• Work-Sharing Program
• Employment Insurance 

CFA RESOURCES:

ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM CFA MEMBERS

BDO Canada LLP:

• DETERMINING YOUR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RISK DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

• COVID-19: FINANCIAL REPORTING AND AUDIT IMPLICATIONS

• Cash Flow strategies and Government Incentives in the time of COVID-19

• Tax Considerations for Difficult and Uncertain Times

• FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL STIMULUS PACKAGE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

• TAX ALERT - FEDERAL AND QUÉBEC GOVERNMENTS EXTEND INCOME TAX FILING AND PAYMENT DEADLINES

• U.S. PROVIDES 90-DAY EXTENSION TO PAY INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE TAXES DUE TO COVID-19

• Determining your infectious disease risk during the COVID-19 outbreak

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP:

• FAQS FOR FRANCHISORS AND FRANCHISEES: COVID-19 AND THE WORKPLACE
• COVID-19 Impact: NEW JOB PROTECTED-LEAVES FOR EMPLOYEES
  
• COVID-19 Impact: EXPANSION OF EI BENEFITS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS
• COVID-19 Emerging FAQs for Canadian Employers
  

Dale & Lessmann LLP:

• COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
• Unique Challenges for Employers
• Canadian Travel Restrictions Due to COVID-19

Dentons

• COVID-19: Evolving government orders and recommendations for individuals and businesses

Deloitte:

• COVID-19 Government financing programs for small to medium-sized Canadian business

• COVID-19 – new fiscal measures

• COVID-19 – Additional measures to support individuals and businesses businessesCanadian

Fishman Canada

• COVID-19 Crisis Communications Toolkit
• COVID-19 Communications FAQ Checklist

McCarthy Tetrault LLP:

• COVID-19 Hub: Latest Updates and Legal Considerations for Your Business

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP:

• Implementing a COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy - Considerations for franchisors

• Introducing or expanding third party food delivery services in response to provincial mandatory restaurant closures

Sherrard Kuzz & CFA:

• Managing Layoffs and Terminations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sotos LLP:

• Managing the Impact of Coranavirus on your Dealership

• Ontario Job-Protected Leave for Employees

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