AB Critical Worker Benefit Program: Time Is Running Out To Apply

The Critical Worker Benefit Program

On February 10, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced the Critical Worker Benefit, which is a joint federal-provincial program aimed at providing a one-time cash payment of $1,200 to approximately 380,000 "critical" employees in Alberta. This benefit is to recognize critical employees' work on the front line during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Employees who may be eligible for the Critical Worker Benefit include those who deliver critical services to Albertans in health-care, social services, education, and those who work in the following areas of the private sector:

• Food and beverage stores (not including liquor and cannabis stores),