Canada Emergency Response Benefit

• ‘Biggest financial crunch I’ve ever faced’: A year living on COVID-19 recovery benefits

  Many Canadians have barely been able to scrape by on the federal COVID-19 emergency benefits, but all agree that they're grateful the programs existed at all.

  Canada

  Mar 15
• Statistics Canada considered delaying 2021 census over pandemic concerns

  An agency document noted the plan for the 2021 census was developed in a "normal operating context."

  Canada

  Mar 8
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• Labour groups push for extending pandemic benefits past end of March

  The Canadian Labour Congress said it's unlikely workers in hard-hit sectors like restaurants and tourism will be back to full-time hours by March, or even the summer.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Hamilton

  An analysis from The Canadian Press shows how Hamilton tapped into the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Ottawa

  An analysis from The Canadian Press shows how Ottawa residents have tapped into the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Money

  Feb 16
• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Saskatoon

  An analysis of federal data shows that Saskatoon had, on average, 53,330 recipients during each four-week pay period for the pandemic aid.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Winnipeg

  The city of Winnipeg had about 11.2 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Calgary

  An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 166,593 recipients during each four-week pay period for the pandemic aid.

  Economy

  Feb 15
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• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Fredericton

  In the first four-week period, there were 13,770 people in the city of Fredericton receiving the CERB, and the figure fell from there.

  Feb 15
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• Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Halifax

  CERB paid out nearly $82 billion to 8.9 million people in Canada whose incomes crashed either because they saw their hours slashed or lost their jobs.

  Canada

  Feb 15