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;
