COVID Benefit Resources

COVID related benefits from March 15 to September 26, 2020

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
(from March 15 to September 26, 2020)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html

Canada Emergency Student Benefits (CESB)
(from May to August 2020; closed on Sept 30th, 2020)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/emergency-student-benefit.html

Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
For business owners (April 2020 to September 2020)
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/finance-and-investing/covid19-cecra-small-business

Employment Insurance (EI)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/notice-covid-19.html

COVID related benefits from September 27th, 2020

Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
replaced CERB (September 27th, 2020 to until September 25, 2021)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-benefit/crb-how-apply.html

Canada Recovery Sickness benefit (CRSB)
(September 27th, 2020 to until September 25, 2021)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-sickness-benefit/crsb-how-apply.html

Recovery Caregiver Benefit (CRCB)
(September 27th, 2020 to until September 25, 2021)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/benefits/recovery-caregiving-benefit/crcb-how-apply.html

Mortgage Payment Deferral Program
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/finance-and-investing/mortgage-loan-insurance/the-resource/covid19-understanding-mortgage-payment-deferral

Canada Student Loans Grant increase
(from August 1, 2020 for one year)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid.html

Employment Insurance (EI)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/notice-covid-19.html

Support for Business Owners

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/subsidy/emergency-wage-subsidy.html

Temporary Wage Subsidy
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/subsidy/temporary-wage-subsidy.html

Work-Sharing (WS) Program for employees
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/work-sharing/notice-covid-19.html#_Employees

Work-Sharing (WS) Program for employers
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/work-sharing/notice-covid-19.html#_Employers

Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)
https://ceba-cuec.ca

Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
for businesses including charities and non-profit organizations
September 27, 2020, until June 2021
https://ceba-cuec.ca

One time benefits

Canada Child Benefit (CCB)
(one-time increase in May 2020)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update/covid-19-ccb-payment-increase.html

Goods and Services Tax/ Harmonized Sales Tax GST/HST
(One-time additional GST/HST credit payment)
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/covid-19-update/covid-19-benefits-credits-support-payments/gst-hst.html

Disability One-Time Payment
(one-time tax-free payment of $600)
for individuals with disabilities)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/covid19-emergency-benefits/one-time-payment-persons-disabilities.html