Federal Government: 

• Announced further progress under Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID‑19 that will help provide vital, made‑in‑Canada protective gear and medical equipment to respond to the outbreak 
• Building a secure, domestic supply of needed items to protect frontline health workers. Nearly 5,000 Canadian companies have offered their expertise and services 

Newfoundland: 

• A number of tax return filing deadlines are being altered and remission of interest and penalties is available to help support businesses 

New Brunswick: 

• Small, medium and large employers in New Brunswick whose businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 can now apply to the provincial government for loans for working capital 
• Applications for the New Brunswick Workers Emergency Income Benefit will end at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 9 

Ontario: 

• Launched a new Health Workforce Matching Portal to recruit health care workers to increase the frontline capacity of hospitals, clinics, and assessment centres
  • Those providers include retired or non-active health care professionals, internationally educated health care professionals, students, and volunteers with health care experience 
  • The portal will efficiently match the availability and skillsets of frontline health care workers to the employers in need of assistance to perform a variety of public health functions, such as case and contact management 
• Investing over $37 million to support outbreak planning, prevention and mitigation efforts to ensure the health and well-being of Indigenous people and communities, particularly those in remote and far-northern regions 

Manitoba: 

• The provincial government is seeking the following items to support the province’s response COVID-19:  
  • N95 masks 
  • surgical masks 
  • Gloves 
  • medical gowns 
  • additional medical supplies to aid in the fight against COVID-19 
    • Businesses and individuals that are able to provide products or services should contact the provincial government 
• The province is suspending repayment of Manitoba Student Aid loans for six months 

Saskatchewan: 

The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is encouraging residents to sign up for the SaskAlert App as a way to get accurate and timely information about COVID-19