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ARTICLE · 08 MAY 2020

Eligibility For The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Expanded

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On March 25, 2020, the Government of Canada announced that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) would be available to support workers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rhonda B. Levy
Rhonda B. Levy
Barry Kuretzky
Barry Kuretzky
George Vassos
George Vassos

On March 25, 2020, the Government of Canada announced that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) would be available to support workers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The CERB, which we wrote about here, is a taxable benefit of $2,000 every four weeks for up to four months for eligible workers who have lost their income due to the COVID-19 crisis.  As announced by the government, the CERB is available to workers:

  • Residing in Canada, who are at least 15 years old;
  • Who have stopped working because of reasons related to COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits or have exhausted their Employment Insurance regular benefits between December 29, 2019 and October 3, 2020;

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