Month: April 2020

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Student Benefit Package

Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) was announced by the Trudeau government among other measures covering post-secondary students and recent graduates with funding of upto $9 Billion pending parliamentary approval.       These measures include launching: the proposed Canada Emergency Student Benefit, which would provide support to students and new graduates who are not eligible for the …

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CERB EXPANDED

On April 15th 2020, the CERB rules were further modified to cover more workers by changing the eligibility criteria: Allow people to earn up to $1000 per month while collecting the CERB. Extend the CERB to seasonal workers who have exhausted their EI regular benefits and are unable to undertake their regular seasonal work because …

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CERB

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit is the flagship program launched by the Government of Canada for the benefit of individuals. It is meant to be a temporary income support to individuals whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic. People who qualify for CERB are entitled to receive a payment of $500 per …

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