I don't necessarily want to compare us to our neighbours. Instead, I'm going to talk about the help that is available in Canada right now.
We talked about the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, which covers 75% of a company's wages. In terms of our company, we have lost over 40% of our sales. On the other hand, we built a new plant. When you add up the numbers, it looks like our sales are increasing, but they are not. So we're losing that portion of our revenue.
In addition, we have already increased the wages of employees at our Ontario plant by $2 per hour. We have also added a retention bonus of $3 per hour that is paid at the end of the month if employees have worked the entire month. These bonuses are in excess of a 30% wage increase. So we think the criteria should be expanded a little bit. The government should understand that companies like ours are investing to create new jobs. As such, we should be able to benefit from the same assistance that the government offers to preserve current jobs.