CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT
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Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says
Parliament’s spending watchdog says the estimated deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion, leaving the government…
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Pandemic benefit cheats could get caught by new CRA measures — but not soon
The Canada Revenue Agency is planning new measures to check up on Canadians receiving emergency benefits during the COVID-19 crisis.…
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Ottawa will distribute pandemic money now, ‘clean up’ fraudulent claims later, PM says
The government isn’t focused on “cleaning up” fraudulent claims for government pandemic benefits right now — but such claims will be…
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EI claimants are going weeks without income as federal call system slows to a crawl
There were times this month when Miranda Petrossi and her boyfriend were working four phones at once — calling Service Canada’s employment insurance…
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$73B wage subsidy program opens, first payments expected May 7
Applications opened Monday for a $73 billion wage subsidy program to help businesses that have seen a drop in revenue because…
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Nearly 1M Canadians apply for emergency COVID-19 benefits on Day 1
Nearly one million Canadians applied for income support benefits on the first day the emergency COVID-19 program opened. According to…
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Trudeau promises more Canadians will be covered by COVID-19 emergency benefit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded today to criticism that many Canadians are falling through the cracks of emergency COVID-19 benefits,…
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Federal COVID-19 benefits program portal opens today
The federal government is launching an application portal on Monday where Canadians facing unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis can apply…
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Trudeau to recall Parliament to unlock billions of dollars more in COVID-19 emergency aid
Calling it the “largest economic program in Canada’s history,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today Parliament will be recalled to pass…
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