Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
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This article was published 11/04/2020 (2240 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA – Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be able to apply.
Opposition MPs grilled Liberal cabinet ministers about the full package of emergency measures as part of a special sitting of Parliament Saturday to pass the Trudeau government’s wage subsidy program.
The program is aimed at helping Canadians weather the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
Qualtrough says the government is currently working on changes to the CERB, which pays $2,000 a month for up to four months to workers whose income has disappeared due to COVID-19.
She says regulatory changes are needed to allow seasonal workers who currently don’t meet criteria for the emergency benefit to become eligible.
Qualtrough says those regulatory changes are being considered, and she is working hard to ensure seasonal workers will have access to the CERB.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 11, 2020
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