PM says wage subsidy being extended to end of August, eligibility expanding

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 75 per cent federal wage subsidy program is being expanded by three months, to the end of August. The federal government is also expanding the eligibility for the financial aid program, and is committing $450 million towards temporary wage assistance for medical researchers whose work is unrelated to COVID-19 but has been impacted by the pandemic. A week ago, shortly after the latest national jobs numbers showed Canada had experienced record-high job losses