The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is being extended by eight weeks
With today’s announcement, PM Justin Trudeau says the country is now at a place where we are gradually reopening parts of the economy, but he says while many will find work easily, others wont.
The PM says the benefit is currently still needed to help pay bills for many people while they look for work.
“So if you’ve been getting the CERB and you still cant work because you are unable to find a job or it’s just not possible, you will keep getting that $2,000 a month,” said Trudeau.
Recently proposed Federal legislation aimed at strongly vetting people who recieve the CERB was shot down via a bill that wasn’t passed.
In the meantime, millions of people want to go back to work but they cant because there are no jobs, says Trudeau, so there is a need to support them.
The government will continue to monitor the economy and the virus over the coming months.
The goal is that the CERB will continue working for residents in the best way possible.
Even though more and more people are heading back to work, many are still facing challenges because of COVID-19. We’re going to make sure you can keep getting the support you need as we safely restart our economy. Tune in now for more: https://t.co/oSxSY0Omki
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 16, 2020
To watch PM Justin Trudeau’s full June 16th address, see below.
https://www.cpac.ca/en/direct/cpac2/469391/pm-justin-trudeau-provides-update-on-federal-response-to-covid-19-53/#