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Canada

Justin Trudeau

In office

Prime Minister

Liberal Party of Canada

2,489 days in office

42rd Parliament of Canada
03 Dec 2015 - 11 Sep 2019

43rd Parliament of Canada
05 Dec 2019 - 15 Aug 2021

44th Parliament of Canada
22 Nov 2021 - Present

The 2019 Canadian federal election (formally the 43rd Canadian general election) was held on October 21, 2019 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 43rd Canadian Parliament.

The Liberal Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, won 157 seats to form a minority government. The Liberals lost the majority government they had secured in the previous federal election in 2015. They also lost the popular vote to the Conservatives, which marks only the second time in Canadian history that a governing party formed a government while receiving less than 35 per cent of the national popular vote.

For an assessment of this government’s performance during its first mandate (2015-2019), see Birch and Pétry (2019), Bilan du gouvernement libéral de Justin Trudeau : 353 promesses et un mandat de changement, published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval.

In partnership with

Center for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP)

Le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC)

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship

Promise History

Economy and Employability

44th Parliament of Canada

3.03.71 - “[We propose to extend] CEWS [Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy] and CERS [Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy] from 24 October 2021 to May 31, 2022 for certain industries. This extension is available exclusively for businesses with at least a 40% revenue loss in the following industries: hotels, tour operators, travel agencies, convention centers and festivals. The subsidy rate will be equal to the revenue loss compared to pre-COVID levels, up to a limit of 75%.”

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) extension for certain industries

Published: Nov 2021

Justification

The program should have been extended until May 31, not May 7.

“Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) – Rent // Effective: October 24, 2021, to May 7, 2022 // Hardest-Hit Business Recovery Program (HHBRP) – Rent // Effective: October 24, 2021, to May 7, 2022. “

COVID-19 rent and property expense support for businesses

Published: May 2022

“As a business, charity, or non-profit in Canada who has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible for a wage subsidy, a rent subsidy, or both through the THRP. // You may qualify if you are either // part of the tourism, hospitality, arts, entertainment, or recreation sectors, or // affected by a qualifying public health restriction. // The first way to qualify for the THRP is by meeting the following three conditions […] You have a 12-month average revenue drop from March 2020 to February 2021 of at least 40% // You have a claim period revenue drop of at least 40%.”