Cews Claim Periods

When first introduced the canada emergency wage subsidy the cews was to be available for 12 weeks ending june 6 2020 with the possible extension by regulation to no later than september 30 2020.
Cews claim periods. The cews is available to employers for the three current claim periods. Applications for claim period 5 july 5 to august 1 will open august 17 2020. Effective july 5 2020 i e.
May 10 2020 to june 6 2020. The initial twelve weeks between march 15 and june 6 that was subsequently extended by another four weeks from june 7 to july 4 also known as claim periods 1 2 3 4. As a canadian employer whose business has been affected by covid 19 you may be eligible for a subsidy of 75 of.
There are now effectively four phases to cews each composed of consecutive four week claim periods. Current claim periods open for application. And period 3 may 10.
April 12 2020 to may 9 2020. The maximum base cews rate will be reduced gradually over the qualifying periods from 60 in periods 5 and 6 to 50 in period 7 to 40 in period 8 and to 20 in period 9. However it is anticipated that additional criteria will soon be announced for the fifth july 5 to august 1 and sixth august 2 to august 29 claim periods.
The initial 12 week period was comprised of three separate qualifying periods i e period 1 march 15 2020 to april 11 2020. Period 2 april 12 2020 to may 9 2020. The subsidy amount for furloughed employees depends on the claim period.
Legislation will be required to extend the cews beyond the sixth period. Period 5 and all subsequent periods an eligible employer will be able to use the greater of its percentage revenue decline in the current period and that in the previous period for the purpose of determining its qualification for the base cews and its base cews rate for the current claim period. March 15 2020 to april 11 2020.
March 15 to april 11 period 1 april 12 to may 9 period 2 may 10 to june 6 period 3 june 7 to july 4 period 4. More information will be coming soon. If that employee did not receive pay for 14 consecutive days in the claiming period then that employee is not eligible this way their won t be doubling up for employees to use the cerb and cews.
1 employed by a business in canada 2 and not without pay for a period of 14 days consecutive during the claim period. Once an eligible employer is found eligible for a specific period of the cews program they will automatically qualify for the period that. On july 17 the government announced proposed changes to the cews.
The qualification criteria for the fourth claim period june 7 to july 4 remained unchanged.