The Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB")
provided financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians
who were directly affected by COVID-19. The CERB was available to
workers:
- residing in Canada, who were at least 15 years old;
- who stopped working because of reasons related to COVID-19 or
were eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits
or had exhausted their Employment Insurance regular benefits;
- who had employment and/or self-employment income of at least
$5,000 in 2019 or in the 12 months prior to the date of their
application; and
- who did not quit their job voluntarily.
If an individual was eligible, they could have received $2,000
for a 4-week period (i.e. $500 a week). CERB was in place from
March, 2020 until October 23, 2021.
