If you were born in the month of April, May, or June, today (Tuesday) is the day to apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
The online portal opened for applications yesterday morning and within the first few hours, a total of 3.18 million applications were received.
The Canada Revenue Agency is processing 1,000 applications per minute on average.
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit will deliver $2,000 every four weeks for up to four months for those workers who have lost their jobs or seen it significantly reduced
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more money is coming for those who slipped between the cracks of the program.
Who can apply
To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:
- You reside in Canada
- You are 15 years old or more when you apply
- For your first CERB application:
- You have stopped or will stop working due to reasons related to COVID-19
- For at least 14 days in a row for the period you are applying for, you will not receive:
- employment income
- self-employment income
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave
- For your subsequent CERB applications:
- You continue to not work due to reasons related to COVID-19
- For the 4 week period you are applying for, you will not receive:
- employment income;
- self-employment income; or
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave.
- You have not quit your job voluntarily
- You did not apply for, nor receive, CERB or EI benefits from Service Canada for the same eligibility period
- You earned a minimum of $5,000 income in the last 12 months or in 2019 from one or more of the following sources:
- employment income
- self-employment income
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave