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The BCFED OH&S Centre has scheduled additional free COVID-19 related webinars as follows: OH&S Committee role during COVID-19 Tuesday May 12, 2020 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Participants will understand the role and responsibility joint occupational health and safety committees have during this unprecedented pandemic; including how to identify potential COVID-19 hazards, Inspecting the workplace for potential means of exposure, Investigation techniques and best practices. Q&A will follow the presentation. Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_te9yOCvJR2SNmkebJf0_Pg OH

Message from Lori Stewart Health & Safety Performer Advocate | UBCP/ACTRA Hello Stunt Community, I am reaching out to you all, as I know there is a lot of confusion regarding how BC is planning on returning to work in the film industry and when. Everyday there are guidelines and protocols being posted online from around the world on what different industries are planning on doing to get filming again. It is rather overwhelming. Understand that every jurisdiction is unique and there are different government and health authority rules for every country and different approaches to managing the

Message from W. Laird Cronk, BCFED President Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know about the plans for this year's commemoration of the National Day of Mourning on April 28. As you know, the National Day of Mourning honours the memory of workers who have been killed, injured, or suffered illness as a result of their work. This is one of the most sacred days on our calendar. It causes all of us real pain to know we can't gather in person this year because of the pandemic – which is itself a reminder of the dangers facing working people. But this date is too important for us to allow it to go

This is a taxable benefit so make sure you take around 13%-15% and put it aside into a separate account to pay back when the time comes. Especially if you are thinking of applying for the entire term.

residing in Canada, who are at least 15 years old; who have stopped working because of COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits; who had income of at least $5,000 in 2019 or in the 12 months prior to the date of their application; and who are or expect to be without employment or self-employment income for at least 14 consecutive days in the initial four-week period. The income of at least $5,000 may be from any or a combination of the following sources: employment; self-employment; maternity and parental benefits under the Employment Insurance program and

For January, February or March birthdays, you can apply for CERB, Monday April 6. April, May and June birthdays can apply Tuesday. July, August and September can apply Wednesday October, November and December birthdays, apply Thursday Friday, Saturday and Sunday for everyone. Reposting the link Angelica shared. An important read with links you will need. If you haven’t already, read up folks! Let’s hope the site doesn’t crash! Click Here to go to CRA's Benefit Application webpage

Members of the Academy who were in good standing prior to February 7, 2020 can now vote for the winners of the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards until March 6, 2020, at 5:00 PM ET. Current members should check their email for their voting login information or email membership@academy.ca for assistance.

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