{"id":268034,"date":"2020-03-20T10:31:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T14:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/issues\/federal-aid-package-wont-save-small-businesses-from-covid-19-fallout\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:53:32","slug":"federal-aid-package-wont-save-small-businesses-from-covid-19-fallout","status":"publish","type":"issues","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2020\/03\/federal-aid-package-wont-save-small-businesses-from-covid-19-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal aid package won\u2019t save small businesses from COVID-19 fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dropcap-big\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On Monday night, as business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0across the country ground to a halt, a group of dozens of women who own small businesses in communities across Canada gathered for a conference call to share support.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We took turns describing the threat COVID-19 poses to the businesses we\u2019ve poured our savings and lives into. For most, the coronavirus has suddenly pushed our normally healthy business risk levels in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to the red zone. Our companies, which are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in a wide range of industries, are grappling with a cash-flow crisis that could lead to their failure within months<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0if not weeks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These are businesses that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in normal times\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">are profitable and growing. They are leading the way by creating socially and environmentally sustainable jobs: our companies pay a living wage<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and we hire people with barriers to employment to create cutting edge innovations like\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nadagrocery.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">zero waste grocery stores<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twentyonetoys.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">toys that teach empathy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/satya.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Indigenous-centred wellness products<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, for example.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many small businesses across Canada, not just the ones run by women, are vulnerable to unexpected challenges. Women entrepreneurs face particular challenges, however. We know that women-led small businesses are<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-IvAHIbKklIWZuGNX8q8Xx9hmx6_Au5c\/view\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0significantly under-capitalized<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0compared with other companies, and they are more vulnerable to failure as a result of an interruption of business or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">significant revenue decline. Moreover, as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianwomen.org\/blog\/gendered-impacts-of-coronavirus\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the Canadian Women\u2019s Foundation has shown<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the implications of COVID-19 disproportionately impact women because we already experience a gender pay gap<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">we\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">carry a disproportionate load of unpaid caregiving and household duties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/economic-response-plan.html#business\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wednesday\u2019s aid package<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0will help businesses that have cash reserves\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">make it through a slowdown, it will not prevent massive layoffs\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">undercapitalized small businesses like ours. With $27 billion in aid and $55 billion in tax deferrals, this package gives two-thirds of the support to the companies that are better prepared to deal with the current situation. Tax deferrals are more helpful for large, very profitable companies that have more access to financing options than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for small companies with narrower margins and challenging financing.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/issues\/economy\/reports\/2017\/08\/24\/437625\/trickle-tax-cuts-dont-create-jobs\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research has shown<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that trickle-down economics does not work<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0even long-term, never mind in a short-term emergency situation like this.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he number one concern that came up in our Monday call<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0how will we pay our people? Many of our small businesses will be able to withstand an interruption in business if we can also interrupt our biggest expense<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0labour. But a 10 percent payroll subsidy is not nearly sufficient for us to retain employees and avoid layoffs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019re encouraged to see\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the direct support for workers includ<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0increases to the child tax credit and support for those\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">not eligible for EI. Our employees can\u2019t live in cities like Vancouver and Toronto on the 55 percent of their wages provided by EI, and we don\u2019t want to leave them out in the cold if we\u2019re forced to lay them off.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">So<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0this safety net\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">does\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">give us some comfort.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But we don\u2019t want to resort to layoffs. We would be disassembling fully trained, functional teams\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">we need in normal times,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">then\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">we would be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">shouldering the cost of recruiting and training employees when the time comes to put our teams back together.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We need more wage relief,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">something like<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the 75 percent subsidy for up to three months<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-15\/denmark-will-compensate-private-wages-to-avoid-virus-layoffs\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced by Denmark<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, to guarantee our workers\u2019 incomes and protect sustainable jobs. If we can hold on to them through this temporary interruption in business, that will solve most of the problem for us. Call it trickle-up economics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s now clear that the economy is likely to halt for at least a couple of months.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">If\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">companies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">o come out the other side alive,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">need a breather, too. The best way for the government to support us while keeping consumers spending is to guarantee workers\u2019 income<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0so that businesses get relief from supplying that income.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Companies that were viable and growing before the crisis can be again afterward. If\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">can retain their personnel the economy can be restarted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0like flicking a switch. By supporting workers, we\u2019ll avoid taking apart the teams that are the engine of our economy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Increasing our access to debt won\u2019t solve this problem. We need to allow our staff to comply with the social-distancing directives of our provincial health authorities without bankrupting themselves or our companies. Many small businesses already carry debt loads they can barely manage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the same way that we\u2019re all practicing social distancing to protect\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">those who are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0most vulnerable to COVID-19 in our communities, we need to focus stimulus efforts to prevent the failure of the most vulnerable part of our economy:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">our\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">small businesses, especially those that are undercapitalized, such as women-owned companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n economic package that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ensure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0businesses like ours survive by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">enabling\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">us\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">help our workers will help all small businesses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as well as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the employees and communities we serve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 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