On March 25, 2020, the Canadian government announced the creation of a temporary program called the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to address the overwhelming number of Employment Insurance ...

On April 1, 2020, the Canadian government announced further details of the previously announced Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), including updated information about how applicants can apply ...

Power Play: Dramatic cuts coming to pandemic aid Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough breaks down the government's pandemic aid and explains the coming reductions in support.

More than 5 million workers—or about one in every fourth person in Canada's workforce—has applied for government assistance since the coronavirus pandemic erupted across Canada in the second week of ...

Many Canadians rely on government benefits to make ends meet. These may include GST/HST rebates, childcare benefits, and disability benefits. Collectively, these payments can make up high percentages ...