aboriginal capital corporations association, allows for short-term, interest-free loans and non-repayable contributions through aboriginal financial institutions, which offer financing and business support services to first nations, inuit, and métis businesses. regional relief and recovery fund (rrrf): innovation, science and economic development canada is providing more than $1.5 billion through the rrrf to assist organizations in locally- and regionally-significant sectors as manufacturing, technology, tourism, etc. the fund specifically targets those that may need further help to recover from the pandemic, "but have been unable to access other support measures." the support provided by rrrf mirrors other federal programs like the canada emergency business account and the business credit availability program. tariff relief: on 6 may 2020, the federal government waived tariffs on particular medical goods, including personal protective equipment (e.g., masks and gloves), in order to reduce the cost of imported ppe and maintain efficient supply-chain operations. work-sharing: the government extended the maximum duration of the work-sharing program in order to provide income support to employees eligible for employment insurance who "agree to reduce their normal working hours because of developments beyond the control of their employers." sector-specific support canadian dairy commission limit: the federal government increased the borrowing limit of canadian dairy commission by $200 million in order to avoid food waste by supporting costs associated with the temporary storage of cheese and butter. canada healthy communities initiative canada research continuity emergency fund (crcef): the program, announced on 15 may 2020, provides wage support for up to 75% of wages for individuals working in universities and health institutes, for a maximum of $847 per week per employee. the program is administered by the social sciences and humanities research council (sshrc) on behalf of itself, the canadian institutes of health research (cihr), and the natural sciences and engineering research council (nserc). canadian seafood stabilization fund farm credit canada lending: the federal government enabled farm credit canada to provide an additional $5 billion in lending to producers, agribusinesses, and food processors. gas tax fund: infrastructure canada, announced on 1 june 2020, allocates $2.2 billion to help canadian communities. investing in canada infrastructure program mandatory isolation support for temporary foreign workers program (mistfwp): agriculture and agri-food canada provides support of $1,500 per each temporary foreign worker to employers or those working with them to ensure requirements are fully met. short-term compensation fund (stcf): the initiative was launched by telefilm canada on 28 october 2020 as a temporary measure to compensate independent production companies for interruptions in filming and the abandonment of productions caused by the pandemic, along with the lack of insurance coverage for such. other aid proposed canada student service grant the canada student service grant (cssg; french: bourse canadienne pour le bénévolat étudiants) was a proposed program to provide paid service opportunities for young adults (ages 30 and under) to assist with charities and non-profit organizations. participation would be limited to recent post-secondary graduates (december 2019 or later) or students enrolled in spring, summer or fall 2020 semesters. participants would receive $1000 per 100 hours of volunteer work, up to a maximum of $5000. the decision to contract administration of the program to we charity was controversial, leading to a political scandal and ultimately the cancellation of the program. 35,000 students and recent graduates had applied for the program. one-time payment for people with disabilities the government of canada gave a special one-time, tax-free non-reportable payment of $600 for people with disabilities on october 30. the money would be available for those who already possessed a valid disability tax credit certificate, those receiving canada pension disability or quebec disability pension benefits, or those receiving disability support from veterans affairs canada. enforcement on june 2, 2020, the canada revenue agency announced a tip line for reporting suspected fraudulent cerb recipients. as of june 3, the cra announced it had received 600 tips and had received 190,000 voluntary repayments of cerb from canadians who were not entitled to receive them. on june 8, legislation was proposed by the liberal government that would allow persons found to have received cerb payments fraudulently be subject to fines or imprisonment. the proposed legislation was not supported by any of the opposition parties in the minority parliament and did not move ahead to second reading. financial impacts of aid programs parliamentary budget officer yves giroux issued a report on april 30, 2020 projecting the federal deficit for fiscal year 2020 could be in excess of $252 billion, based on nearly $146 billion in spending on federal aid measures. in a fiscal update tabled on july 8, minister of finance bill morneau projected that the deficit for the 2020 fiscal year will reach $343.2 billion. most federal aid during the covid-19 pandemic came in the form of taxable benefits. as a consequence, some provincial governments (including ontario and british columbia) experienced a dramatic surge in revenue. this windfall has been referred to as a "secret provincial bailout" by some commentators.