As said earlier, the idea behind these programs was to target the hardest‑hit businesses and organizations at this point in the pandemic. That's why dates were set.
The first criterion for determining whether businesses were hit hard during the pandemic is the 12‑month period. The average must be established for the first 12 months. As you said, businesses must have had a 40% revenue decline to qualify for the tourism and hospitality recovery program. To qualify for the hardest‑hit business recovery program, they must have had a 50% revenue decline during that period.
Second, it's necessary to ensure that the businesses still need assistance, that it's still the case. The criteria are similar. The businesses must have had 40% and 50% revenue declines, respectively, in the current month. In terms of establishing these thresholds, there was talk of working with stakeholders to establish the criteria to define a hard‑hit business. It's necessary to establish a balance in terms of the assistance provided and to target the businesses most in need and hit the hardest.
There was also talk of the Canada recovery hiring program. This program is for businesses that are recovering but that aren't quite back to pre‑pandemic levels. In this case, there's a hiring subsidy. We're talking about a threshold of less than 10% to start receiving the subsidy. The threshold is lower in this case to encourage businesses that are currently recovering.
I hope that this answers the question.