Bill C-13 Establishes New Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

On March 25, 2020, the federal COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (the Act) received royal assent.  In addition to other measures, this Act enacts legislation to establish the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).  We previously reported on the CERB benefit in yesterdays blog post, available here. 

The CERB is designed to provide income support to eligible workers, and it is separate from the Employment Insurance (EI) regime.  Eligible workers can apply for the CERB for any four-week...