@Bill_Morneau @CQualtro Thread. Pls reconsider the qualif for Canada Emergency Business Account. It excludes legitimate small businesses (incl. sole-proprietor bus) built on independent contractor—subcontractor expert relationships & favors ‘payroll’ employees based businesses?..

These are legit registered bus. not classified as having 'payroll'. They pay fees & collect/remit GST/HST annually & contribute to a healthy economy via freelance contracting. They're the hardest hit business as they don’t qualify for EI beyond the CERB, and ...

will lose contracts as budgets for their services are blown apart. They're considered self-employed in your system, but are vast in our economy & contribute to our infrastructure of expertise allowing you to engage them on an as needed basis; ...

Using freelancers (not payroll) mitigates risk to you and to our businesses. Please don't forget these ppl. They have to rebuild their business they worked hard to build. They have personal bills and business activity expenses to rebuild their business –

they have families & contractors, including part-timers who work off-peak hours in 2nd and 3rd jobs to make ends meet, who depend on them to stay engaged. They give you access to this entire unique niche community of freelancers & specialist experts through contracts ...

when you need it and take the risk you don’t have to. They are falling through the cracks as always. Please provide a business option for them that does not exclude them by definition. Consider removing the payroll qualification. ..

A legitimate business, registered with a history of annual GST/HST collections-remissions, need a path forward. The unemployed traditional workforce will be massive enough as it is. And although these ppl don’t count in your unemployment stats, their ability to recover and ...

contribute to GST/HST revenue, taxes and the economy should be of equal importance. They are entrepreneurs and are a talent you count on. I know you are trying every day and am grateful and appreciate your compassion. Just please don’t let these ppl down. ..

I have 8—14 of these ppl working annually on a freelance contractual basis; they're counting on me, & have others counting on them. Loans must not exclude us. We must keep pipelines filled beyond the crisis. It will take time/financing to do. My gratitude for your consideration.