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Canadians Have Just Days Before These Old Bank Notes Lose Their Legal Tender Status

Now is the time to act if you have any of these notes!

If you have any unusual or old Canadian bank notes in your piggy bank, now is the time to get them out!

Ahead of the new year, the Bank of Canada is urging those with older currency to double-check it, as a number of notes will formally lose their legal tender status in just a matter of days.

That means you’ll be unable to use them in day-to-day transactions, starting from January 2021.

Affected notes include $1, $2, $25, $500 and $1,000.

Some of them have been around since as early as 1935, while others were released as recently as 1986.

Images of the specific notes that will lose legal tender status are shown on the Bank of Canada website.

It’s worth noting that the majority of Canadians are unlikely to be affected by this change, as it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll have one of these retro bills in your wallet.

According to the Bank of Canada, most have not been produced in “decades” and therefore aren't commonly found.

If you do have one of the listed notes, the corporation says you can redeem them “at face value” at a financial institution, send them to the Bank of Canada or choose to keep them.

If you do have a collection of old notes, it’s worth double and triple checking what you’ve got as some could be worth as much as $250,000!



Source: narcity.com
Website: https://www.narcity.com/en-ca/money/...8RwTb_rEXYbjdk
Date: December 27, 2020

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B.C. and Ontario have their first variant Covid strain from UK visitors. Trudeau says all flights to be stopped from UK except ongoing flights where noone disembarks or freight flights must continue.

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Justin Trudeau
December 28, 2020
Source: Facebook

The past nine months have been full of challenges. But in that time, we’ve created a number of benefits to get you, your family, and your business the help you need. And while the year may be coming to an end, these supports are not. They’ll continue to be there for you in the new year - and so will we. Here’s a summary of what’s available:

👉 Canada Recovery Benefit: It’s available if you’re directly affected by COVID-19 but are self-employed or don’t qualify for Employment Insurance. More here: https://bit.ly/2JfdecW

👉 Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit: It’s available if you can’t work because you’re sick or need to self-isolated due to COVID-19. More here: https://bit.ly/37gvqeg

👉 Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit: It’s available if you can’t work because you have to take care of a loved one. More here: https://bit.ly/2Vda3ES

👉 Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy: It’s available if you’re a small business owner whose business has been affected by COVID-19. It would cover up to 65% of your rent. If your community is in lockdown, the new Lockdown Support could boost your rent subsidy up to 90%. More here: https://bit.ly/3fLw4Eu

👉 Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: It’s available if you’re an employer who’s looking to keep your workers on the payroll, and it’s been extended until June of next year. More here: https://bit.ly/37cendj

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Here's a list of acceptable reasons for being out after curfew in Quebec

The 8 p.m. curfew will be in effect from Jan. 9 until Feb. 8



A December 2020 file photo shows police in France enforcing a similar curfew implemented
to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)

Now that the Quebec government has introduced a curfew for most of the province, the list of reasons for being out at night has dwindled to a handful.

The curfew is part of the province's new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, and will be in effect from Saturday, Jan. 9 until Feb. 8.

Anyone caught out and about between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. without a valid reason could face a fine of between $1,000 and $6,000.

Under the new rules, acceptable reasons for being outside include:

* People going to and coming from work, or a work-related activity.
* Parents picking up teenagers from work.
* People going to or coming from an education activity at a recognized school such as a night class or lab.
* People who work in the transportation of goods sector.
* People who are providing necessary health services to someone else, or attending the bedside of a sick family member.
* Driving someone to a medical appointment, either a child or someone who can't drive themselves.
* People who require immediate medical attention, or have an appointment with a dentist or optometrist.
* People who are dropping kids off to comply with a custody agreement or parental visitation.
* People who are coming from or going to train stations or airports for travel.
* People who are shopping for essential items that cannot be deferred (ex. pharmacies).
* People who are walking their dog within one kilometre of their home.

Those who are circulating during curfew hours may be stopped by police and asked to provide proof of their reason for travel.

On Thursday, Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said that while people are allowed to be outside in their own backyards after curfew, no circulating in public will be allowed, even on foot.

She said this includes things like late-night jogs and smoke breaks on public sidewalks.



Source: cbc.ca
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...jwZ-YiINDeMdFI
Date: January 07, 2021