June 3, 2020
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, will make a funding announcement on a residential construction initiative today (Wednesday, June 3). Minister Osborne will be joined by Curtis Mercer, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the…
May 25, 2020
Applications for businesses seeking funding through the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program are now available at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) website. This program aims to lower rent by 75 per cent for small businesses that have…
May 19, 2020
As part of its continued focus on making it easier for residents and businesses to access government services online, the Provincial Government is introducing several new features relating to healthcare service delivery through the MyGovNL platform. Starting today (Tuesday, May…
May 19, 2020
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has reached a tentative agreement with the Registered Nurses Union of Newfoundland and Labrador (RNUNL) to extend its current collective agreement to June 30, 2022. This agreement is subject to ratification by the RNUNL’s…
May 1, 2020
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC), along with Bruce Keating, CEO of the NLC, announced today a number of initiatives that will support businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and set the stage…
May 1, 2020
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC), will be available to the media today (Friday, May 1) at 11:00 a.m. He will be joined by Bruce Keating, CEO of…
April 7, 2020
A number of tax return filing deadlines are being altered and remission of interest and penalties is available to help support businesses dealing with circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax Return Filing Deadlines International Fuel Tax Agreement returns for…
April 3, 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government is asking all individuals and businesses that receive payments from the Provincial Government via cheque to transition to electronic payments as soon as possible. Given the impacts that COVID-19 has had…
March 30, 2020
The expiry date for Fuel Tax Exemption Permits, which allows permit holders to purchase tax-exempt marked gasoline and light fuel oil, which was set to expire on March 31, 2020 has been extended to June 30, 2020. Gasoline and carbon…
March 22, 2020
Due to COVID-19, the Department of Finance is operating at a reduced capacity, thereby affecting access to facilities and internal processing times. The department has also enacted a number of social distancing actions in an effort to limit the spread…
