An analysis of Canadian business support programs in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Articles and reports: 13-605-X202300100001

Description: With the emergence of COVID-19, Canadian governments at all levels adopted policy initiatives to address the financial challenges faced by businesses. The policies were broad in both scope and variety and altogether represented billions of dollars in support.

This article examines these programs including the characteristics of recipients using preliminary data from the Canadian COVID-19 Business Support Measures Database (CCBSM), a standardized set of data covering government support programs for businesses.

Issue Number: 2023001

Author(s): Hoffarth, Matthew; Lin, Xiaobao

Main Product: Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts

Format	Release date	More information
PDF	May 15, 2023
HTML	January 19, 2023

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Source (Surveys and statistical programs)

National Gross Domestic Product by Income and by Expenditure Accounts

Data

Tables: Federal government COVID-19 support measures in the System of Macroeconomic Accounts, quarterly

Analysis

Articles and reports: Borrowing, repayments and bankruptcies by industry: Results from the Canada Emergency Business Account program

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Date modified:: 2026-01-23

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