Special thanks to MP Jenny Kwan for this fact sheet regarding CERB
For Full Details visit CRA's Website by clicking here.
Any resident of Canada who is 15 years old or older, and who, for 2019 or in the 12-month period preceding the day on which they make an application has a total income of at least $5,000 from:
The CERB applies to an extremely broad group of workers in Canada. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit or CERB covers Canadians including those:
2000 dollars for every 4 weeks you are eligible, up to a maximum of 16 weeks, between March 15, 2020 (retroactive) and October 3, 2020.
Foreign citizens who have obtained a Working Holiday Program (WHP) are eligible.
Not in all cases. The program is divided into four-week increments. In order to receive benefits, you will have to show that you have absolutely no income for a minimum period of 14 consecutive days within each four-week period. However, income can be received on the other days. This means that a worker who had two part-time jobs and loses one of them because of COVID-19 is not eligible.
No. You're still entitled to the $2,000 a month.
Yes, if you applied after March 15. The Canada Emergency Benefit will then replace the Employment Insurance you were supposed to receive. You do not need to apply again. Your current application will be converted into an application for CERB. If you applied before March 15, you will have to wait until your EI benefits have expired. You may then be eligible for CERB.
Not immediately. You will have to wait until your EI benefits are due. The two amounts are not cumulative.
No. For example, if five people who live in the same household meet the criteria, they can all receive the $2,000 per month.
Yes, you will receive $2,000 per month if you earned at least $5,000 in the previous 12 months. So your monthly income may increase temporarily, but keep in mind that the program is for a maximum of 4 months.
It will be possible to apply from the week of April 6.
The first cheques should be received approximately 10 days after you apply.
You will stop receiving this cheque after four months, or sooner if you return to work.
You will need to register on a new website that will be set up the week of April 6 by the federal government. The address of this site has not yet been released.
Even though you can't apply until April 6th, you can set up your CRA My Account now
If you don't have a CRA My Account, there are two ways to get the security pin for My Account when setting it up for the first time:
Yes, but the federal government has not yet released the number.
The federal government has not yet indicated whether this will be possible.
The money will be paid every four weeks.
Yes, this is considered taxable income