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Please remember to stay smart and follow the guidelines put in place.
RENEW PEI TOGETHER
WEBINAR - May 14th 9:00am
What Safe Business Operations Look Like & How to Get There!
This webinar is
exclusively for PEI CHAMBERS AND OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS . Please share the information and registration link below.

Registration is free.

Join Dallas Mercer as she shares what businesses need to think about when developing their exposure mitigation and response plans to COVID-19 and how a “one-size fits all” approach falls short.
 
SPEAKER BIO:
In 2002, Dallas founded Dallas Mercer Consulting (DMC) offering Disability Management services. As an employer advocate, she added efficiency to sick leave and workers’ compensation claims processes; saving clients time and money and allowing them to focus on their core business. DMC has expanded to offer Safety Training, Safety Consulting, and Industrial Hygiene services to over 550 clients across Canada. DMC has offices in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Date:  May 14, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m. ADT  – PE Chambers and business members


Contact  Tracy Beaver  with any questions.
PROVINCIAL and FEDERAL UPDATE
Today, the provincial and federal governments  jointly announced :

The Wood Islands-Caribou Ferry service will resume this Friday, May 15, 2020, for the commercial trucking sector.

  • Service will initially be offered six days per week, from Sunday to Friday. Traffic will be monitored closely and adjustments to the schedule will likely be made. Depending on traffic levels, reservations may be required as the service progresses.
  • Service will initially only be available to large commercial trucks (larger than 30’ in length) and their drivers. Service for all other travellers will not be permitted until inter-provincial travel restrictions are lifted or the travel is otherwise permitted by the public health authorities. We are hopeful that service will be expanded to include other essential workers/essential travel in the near future.

To see more information about the Ferry, click HERE
Prime Minister announces new Auditor General - Karen Hogan
Ms. Hogan has over 25 years of accounting and auditing experience. She has gained extensive management experience over the course of her career, and has worked at the executive level in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada since 2006.

Read full details HERE
Announced the   Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF ) ,   which allocates $110 million to the   Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agenc y   to help more businesses and organizations in sectors such as manufacturing, technology, tourism and others that are key to the regions and local economies.

The Fund will help to:
  • mitigate the financial pressure experienced by businesses and organizations to allow them to continue their operations, including paying their employees;
  • support projects by businesses, organizations and communities to prepare now for a successful recovery.
Opened the second period of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) that covers the time frame of April 12 to May 9.

To apply and for more info click HERE   
Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)   application period will begin on Friday, May 15, 2020. The CESB will provide temporary income support to eligible post-secondary students and new graduates who are unable to work or find work this summer due to COVID-19, or are working and are not making over $1000.
Details HERE