(Last updated June 15th, 2020)
Get the latest bank and government information that you need now to navigate your finances through the COVID-19 crisis. Check back often as I'll be adding to this list and refreshing it regularly.
Bank COVID-19 FAQs
- RBC COVID-19 FAQ’s and direct deposit for CERB click here
- CIBC COVID-19 FAQs click here
- TD COVID-19 Bank FAQs click here
- Scotiabank COVID-19 FAQs click here
- BMO COVID-19 FAQs click here
- National Bank COVID-19 FAQs click here
- National Bank support for Seniors & interest on payment deferrals click here
- Official statements from each bank on deferrals click here
- RBC business supports including applying for the Canada Emergency Business Account click here
Government Benefits
- Employment Insurance (EI) click here
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) click here
- More time to pay income taxes click here
- A round up of provincial supports click here
- A great article on the in's and out's of the CERB click here
- A great round up from CBC news on federal and provincial government benefits click here
- More help for students coming from CBC news click here
- More aid coming for those that don't qualify from CTV news click here
- What to do if you received both a CERB and EI payment click here
- CERB eligibility changes as of April 15th click here
- CERB eligibility checklist click here
- CRA COVID-19 taxes and benefits update page click here
- Ottawa to provide monthly payments to our of work students click here
- Support for students and new grads affected by COVID-19 click here
- New support for seniors click here
- Extension of the CERB click here
Government Supports for Business
- The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy click here
- Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance click here
- Business Credit Availability Program click here
- Deferral of GST/HST payments click here
- Federal Small Business Loan Program Globe and Mail article click here
- Applying for CEBA click here
Calculators
- TD COVID-19 Bank personal cash flow calculator click here
- Debt calculator click here
- Financial Planning and Retirement Calculators click here
Investment/Financial Planning
- FP Canada consumer website click here
- Find a financial professional in your area click here
- Budgeting tips click here
- Investments Unplugged: How to survive a bear attack (bear markets) click here
- Insights on bear markets click here
- COVID-19 and lessons for personal finance click here
- Free Consultations: Kind Wealth offering complimentary personal finance consultations to anyone struggling with financial stress and anxiety at this time click here
- Free tax clinics click here
- Market Analysis Keep Calm And Carry On click here
- Interest rates are plunging - so why aren't mortgage rates? click here
- Personal Finance Essentials - free course from McGill click here
- More than three million apply for COVID-19 job benefits as virus crushes labour market click here
- Questions to ask your financial advisor during the pandemic click here
Kelley Keehn COVID-19 media resources
- Facebook live, April 3rd with fee only CFP Jason Heath click here
- Twitter chat (follow the hashtag #CovidFinanceQs) click here
- Marilyn Denis website Top Seven Tips for Surviving COVID-19 Financially click here
- 680 News Avoiding Financial Scams click here
- Global News COVID-19 Financial Advice click here
- Winnipeg Free Press Financial Anxiety Is On The Rise click here
- The Toronto Star Close to Retirement? Don’t Panic click here
- Global News Ways to Cope With Financial Stress click here
- NOW Toronto How to Financial Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis click here
- CBC News Words of Calm During the COVID-19 Crisis click here
- Global News Avoiding COVID-19 Scams click here
- The Canadian Press, BNN Bloomberg, MSN Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall, experts say click here
- Rise in financial scams (my interview with BNN Bloomberg) click here
- Now Magazine How to financially navigate the COVID-19 crisis click here
- Global News Talking with your kids about money during COVID-19 click here
- Huff Post How to deal with creditors amid COVID-19 click here
COVID-19 Fraud Protection:
- As cases of COVID-19 in Canada escalate, scammers have begun taking advantage of the public’s fears surrounding the pandemic click here
- How to shop online safely click here
- Warning from the Alberta Securities Commission click here
- All major Ontario Securities Commission updates related to COVID-19 are found on a hub on the OSC website click here
- Get Smarter About Money (OSC resource site) click here
Dealing with your debt
- Pattie Lovett-Reid: Need to defer mortgage payments? Know the costs first click here
- Does deferring your payments affect your credit score? click here
- Dealing with debt during COVID-19 click here
- Big Six coordinate relief, including six-month payment deferrals click here
- Managing your mortgage during COVID-19 click here
- What to Expect when you Contact a Licensed Insolvency Trustee click here