GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

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GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES

4. GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES

In the United States, the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) was established by Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide an incentive for employers to keep their employees on their payroll during COVID-19 closures. The ERC is a refundable payroll tax credit based on qualified wages paid by an eligible employer between March 12, 2020, and October 1, 2021, for companies experiencing a significant decline in gross receipts during a calendar quarter or having operations fully or partially suspended during the quarter due to COVID-19. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company determined it was eligible for the ERC for the first three quarters of 2021 and filed a claim for $7.3 million in payroll tax credits ($7.1 million net of expenses). As at December 31, 2023, the $7.3 million of these claimed credits (plus an additional $0.2 million of interest) were received.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, no government subsidies were claimed or received.