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June 07, 2021CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDY - URBAN AND RURAL USE A recent study compares the use of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) claims from March 15 - October 24, 2020.
CEWS subsidized wages for eligible employers that experienced falling revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nova Scotia, a total of $128,890,000 in CEWS payments were made for the claim period from March 15 to April 11. This reflects 5,610 approved applications across all industries.
During the period from March 15 - October 24 of 2020, 15.0% of employees in rural locations in Nova Scotia were supported by CEWS payments. This is slightly below the national average for rural areas (15.8%). The share of rural employment supported by CEWS in this period was highest in Prince Edward Island (22.3%) and lowest in Saskatchewan (9.0%).
CEWS payments supported 14.8% of urban employment in Nova Scotia from March 15 - October 24. Nova Scotia reported the lowest share of urban employment supported by CEWS. The national average for urban areas was 20.1%, with a larger share of urban employment received CEWS support in Alberta (23.5%), Quebec (21.0%) and Ontario (20.2%).
Source: Canada Revenue Agency, Claims to date, Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)
Statistics Canada, A close look at the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: a rural lens
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