The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has voiced its approval for the new small-business support measures announced Thursday by Premier Scott Moe and Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison.
“We welcome the news from the Province and see it as a much-needed new tool for businesses to sustain their operations until things get back to normal,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber, in a statement.
McLellan said he had been “working with our members non-stop” to better understand the challenges businesses are facing. The provincial Chamber noted in their news release they have made several recommendations to government.
According to the Chamber, one of those was changes to lay-off provisions under the Saskatchewan Employment Act, announced March 20. They noted the latest program is also important to small businesses “whose ability to take on additional debt during a time of greatly reduced revenues is severely constrained.”
“We thank Minister Harrison and Premier Moe for their ongoing commitment to Saskatchewan businesses,” said McLellan.
