Dozens of associations stepped up to support CSAE’s pre-budget advocacy efforts, pressing the federal government to extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). Thank you for advocating on behalf of our sector. The budget unveiled by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on April 19th proposes to extend the CEWS until Sept. 25, 2021. It also proposes to gradually decrease the subsidy rate, beginning July 4, 2021, to ensure an orderly phase-out of the program as vaccinations are completed and the economy reopens.