Cerb Canada

• Over 1,000 Canadians took CRA to court over COVID benefits. Who won?

  The government's subsequent attempts to claw back pandemic funds from those it now deems ineligible set the stage for more than 1,000 battles in Federal Court.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
  
• How many Canadians received COVID benefits? Here’s what the 2021 census says

  Statistics Canada unveiled the information on COVID-19 benefits as part of its rollout of findings from the national census taken in May 2021.

  Consumer

  Jul 13, 2022
  
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• CERB repayment letters found First Nations more often, government data suggests

  Number-crunching by The Canadian Press about where CERB letters went suggest a disproportionate number landed in postal codes home to First Nations.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2022
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• How did seniors get cut off from Canada’s pandemic supports? Internal document sheds light

  Opposition legislators say they've been flooded with calls from Canadians aged 65 and up who suddenly saw their monthly budget tossed out the window.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2021
• Seniors cut off from income supports after receiving Canada’s pandemic benefits

  Starting the week of Aug. 16, the government will provide a one-time payment of $500 to every senior who will be 75 and over by the summer of 2022.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2021
• Where did CERB go? Data shows disparities between Canada’s urban and rural areas

  What emerged from that initial CERB wave is a largely rural-urban split.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2021
• ‘I can make more money on CERB’: More concerns benefit may be a disincentive for workers

  Andrew Doyle and Anthony Walsh plan to open La Cervecería Astilleros, a Mexican-influenced brewpub, in August, but hiring staff hasn't been easy.

  Jun 24, 2020
• ‘Solution’ in the works for CERB extension, Trudeau says

  Trudeau said more details about the extension will be available sometime this week. 

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2020
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• CRA reviewing 1,300 tips about possible CERB scammers

  That's up from 600 tips received about the coronavirus emergency benefit as of June 1.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Federal deficit will likely hit $252B this year, budget watchdog says

  The figure is an estimate based partly on the almost $146 billion in spending measures the government has announced to help cushion the economic blow from the pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2020