A Word From Douglas Hastie

The last federal government wage subsidy program ended on May 7 of this year. The first one started on March 14, 2020. During this period, SouthWest United benefitted from four different federal programs.

The various programs were introduced to help registered charities, among other entities, survive during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The subsidies represented reimbursement of a portion of the church salaries paid between March 14, 2020 and May 7, 2022.

Between March 14, 2020 and October 23, 2021, SouthWest received $44845.71 from the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. Between October 24, 2021 and May 7, 2022, SouthWest received $1257.29 from the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) and $7942.15 from the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP).

SouthWest benefitted from the temporary Emergency Wage Subsidy (TEWS). This program started on March 18, 2020, and ended on June 19 of the same year. SouthWest received $1755.51 from the TEWS program. It represented 10% of the church salaries paid during the qualifying period.

During this same period of time the Quebec government offered us no programs of assistance.

SouthWest United Church is grateful for the federal government support during these months as we struggled to survive. Despite not being able to enjoy our normal activities, we have managed to continue to pay our employees as they continued to work. There is no doubt that the monies received enabled SouthWest to survive as long as it has.

Summary of amounts received

CEWS $44845.71

THRP 7942.15

CRHP 1251.29

TEWS 1755.51

Total $55800.66