The Government of Canada is issuing payments to workers residing in Canada who have lost income or self-employment income for reasons related to COVID-19.

You can apply for this benefit through either the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or Service Canada, but not both.

By applying, you are giving consent to the CRA to use your tax information for the purposes of administering and enforcing the CERB, and are agreeing that your information, including tax information, may be shared with Employment and Social Development Canada.A.

Click here to start your CERB application. If you haven’t already, you may be asked to setup your direct deposit with CRA https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html

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Who can apply

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

• You reside in Canada
• You are 15 years old or more when you apply
• For your first CERB application:
  • You have stopped or will stop working due to reasons related to COVID-19
  • For at least 14 days in a row for the period you are applying for, you will not receive:
    • employment income
    • self-employment income
    • provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave
• For your subsequent CERB applications:
  • You continue to not work due to reasons related to COVID-19
  • For the 4 week period you are applying for, you will not receive:
    • employment income;
    • self-employment income; or
    • provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave.
• You have not quit your job voluntarily
• You did not apply for, nor receive, CERB or EI benefits from Service Canada for the same eligibility period
• You earned a minimum of $5,000 income in the last 12 months or in 2019 from one or more of the following sources:
  • employment income
  • self-employment income
  • provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave

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