In the midst of our year of Covid-19, there have been so many reports about the terrible toll the initial phases of the pandemic took on the elderly. Indeed, more than three quarters of the deaths in the early going
A Big Economy through Small Business – Examining Micro-Enterprises in Toronto
Over the course of the pandemic, changing restrictions and increasing levels of uncertainty have forced some small business owners to entirely pivot their business offerings, and Statistics Canada estimates that over 14,700 businesses in Ontario closed in December 2020 (Statistics Canada). Many businesses of all sizes have been hit hard by the effects of the pandemic. Since micro-enterprises employ a significant proportion of the Canadian workforce, their role in recovery will be paramount.