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A common term many entrepreneurs are increasingly hearing is ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). While ESG is certainly not new, there has been a global focus on a efforts in each of the three areas. 

As of today, the government has announced changes to several of its assistance programs. The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) were terminated on October 23rd, 2021, while the Canadian Recovery Hiring Program, as currently structured, concluded effective November 20th, 2021.

On November 4th, 2021, the government introduced a Bill that would, if passed, raise minimum wage rates and eliminate the special liquor servers rate effective January 1, 2022.