Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canada_Emergency_Response_Benefit_(CERB)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government benefit program
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkb:Canada_Revenue_Agency
gptkbp:application gptkb:smartphone
online
gptkbp:benefit $2,000 per 4-week period
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:eligibility Canadian residents
at least 15 years old
stopped working due to COVID-19
earned at least $5,000 in 2019 or in the 12 months prior to application
gptkbp:endDate 2020-09-26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
gptkbp:introducedInResponseTo gptkb:COVID-19_pandemic
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:maximumPeriods 7 periods (28 weeks)
gptkbp:numberOfApplicants over 8 million
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html
gptkbp:purpose provide temporary income support
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Canada_Recovery_Benefit_(CRB)
Employment Insurance (EI) changes
gptkbp:startDate 2020-03-15
gptkbp:taxStatus yes
gptkbp:totalPaidOut over $74 billion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Justin_Trudeau_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5