On March 24, 2020, the Canadian Government passed Bill C-13,
introducing (among other measures in response to COVID-19) the
new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (or
“CERB”). The CERB will be
available from March 15, 2020 to October 3, 2020, and replaces both
of the previously announced Emergency Care
Benefit and Emergency Support
Benefit.
The benefit will be a taxable amount of $2000.00 monthly for a
period of up to 16 weeks.
This new benefit will be available to workers who lose their
income on account of a multitude of possible reasons related to the
pandemic, including termination of employment, temporary layoff,
sickness, quarantine, the care of a sick relative or child-care
obligations resulting from either sickness or school/day-care
closure.
