Feds Announce Subsidy Program for Businesses, Tighten Travel Restrictions

Feds Announce Subsidy Program for Businesses, Tighten Travel Restrictions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The federal government has announced a new subsidy program for Canadian businesses as the country moves to tighten travel restrictions to cope with second wave of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the launching of the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP) during a press conference on Jan. 26.