by Roberto Belingueres | Oct 18, 2021 | Articles & Publications, Covid
The future of the COVID aid program The CRB is one of three programs (alongside the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit) that replaced the initial $2,000-per-month Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) in September 2020. The...
by Roberto Belingueres | Mar 17, 2021 | Articles & Publications, Covid
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) launched the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) as the flagship COVID-19 program by the Canadian government in 2020. CERB became a lifeline for Canadians who lost income due to the pandemic. The program ended on September 27,...
by Roberto Belingueres | Feb 18, 2021 | Articles & Publications, Covid, Taxes
As tax season begins, Canadians are faced with filing for an unprecedented year – job losses, federal financial aid, and working from home are just some of the major adjustments made over 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has listed all the deadlines for the...
by Roberto Belingueres | Dec 11, 2020 | Articles & Publications
The Canada Revenue Agency has begun issuing formal collection letters for CERB repayment to recipients who may or may not have been eligible for the payments they received. You may have received a letter from CRA regarding CERB payments to be paid back along with one...
by Roberto Belingueres | Sep 27, 2020 | Articles & Publications
After providing millions of Canadians with financial relief since the beginning of the pandemic, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will be coming to an end on Saturday and recipients will be forced to transition to a recently updated Employment Insurance...