Pandemic Benefits

• 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
  
• N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic relief

  While child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
  
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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
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• COVID-19 emergency benefits including CRB, sickness benefit, to be extended: Trudeau

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says emergency COVID-19 benefits are getting a top-up, as the pandemic continues to rage across the country.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 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
• Rent issues follow Saskatchewan’s income assistance clawback due to CERB

  The path for CERB recipients to get back to Saskatchewan income assistance is troubling for advocates.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2020