On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Bank of Canada issued an unscheduled announcement, updating monetary policy and revealing new initiatives to defend Canadian households. Those announcements include, but aren’t limited to: Lowering the overnight target rate by 0.5 per centage points to 0.25 per cent; A quantitative easing program with the purchase of a minimum […]
On March 27, 20202, the Minister of Municipal Affairs released direction, concerning the protection of property and a province-wide ban on evictions. Effective as of 6:00 am on March 31, 2020, all retail and other commercial landlords are prohibited from exercising the remedies of notice to quit or distress available under a commercial lease, commercial agreement, […]
On March 21, 2020, PEI issues a Public Health Order that may impact the operations of some of our members doing interprovincial work. Some relevant information has been included below, but it is not meant to be an exhaustive list. To read the full Public Health order, please click here. Construction workers coming into PEI should […]
Are you a developer looking to make payment for HRM permits via cheque? HRM has a designated dropbox located at the Bayers Road Centre (7071 Bayers Road), Halifax for your payment. Click here to see the dropbox location.
Please note: All in-person Service Canada Centres are closed to the public. Service Canada call centres are open and agents are available to assist with critical services. Call volumes are expected to be high for the foreseeable future. Please visit Canada.ca for information. If you have difficulty getting through, please try again later. EI Updates (For Individuals) — […]
The Halifax Chamber of Commerce issued the following round-up of supports, from municipal, provincial and federal governments as of March 26, 2020. Follow the link below to find out more information about Rent Deferral, Emergency Leave and Worker’s Compensation. Read through the round-up of Supports for Businesses by Government.
The Prime Minister’s Office announced new support for small businesses affected by COVID-19. Some of these include, but are not limited to: Increasing the wage subsidy from 10% to 75%, Allowing businesses, including self-employed, to defer all GST and HST payments until June, Launching the new Canada Emergency Benefit Account, Launching the new Small and […]
The following information is from the most recent update provided by the Government of Nova Scotia. March 27, 2020 1:45 PM As of today, March 27, Nova Scotia has 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seventeen new cases were identified Thursday, March 26. Most are connected to travel or a known case. At this point, public […]
Please find linked below a response provided by Duff Montgomery, Deputy Minister, LAE addressing clarifications sought by CANS on our members’ behalf. These responses were developed in collaboration with TIR, Department of Health and Communications NS. Click HERE to access the answers to your FAQs. As is noted, this is a rapidly evolving situation and […]
If you work in the Nova Scotia construction industry, please share your experiences throughout the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Send us your COVID-related questions and concerns.