Canada Emergency Response Benefit

Opposition parties have laid out their demands for the federal Liberal government as Ottawa prepares to update Canadians on the country's finances after four months of COVID-19 — and where it expects the economy to head for the rest of the year.

The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Liberal pledge to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the cornerstone benefit for people who've lost all or nearly all their work due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cost the government $17.9 billion, the parliamentary budget officer says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit a gourmet cafe in Quebec today, June 19, 2020, to underline his plea to small business owners to use the federal wage subsidy program to rehire workers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a confidence vote today, June 17, 2020, but there's little chance his minority Liberal government will fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer angrily traded accusations on Thursday, June 11, 2020, over who is to blame for blocking an emergency benefit to help Canadians with disabilities weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greens and NDP MPs raised a series of concerns Wednesday about the effectiveness and scope of a Trudeau government bill that would fine or jail people who make fraudulent coronavirus benefits claims, and also enact new aid for Canadians with disabilities.

The non-partisan spirit that has allowed Parliament to swiftly pass emergency legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to come to an abrupt end today, June 10, 2020.

A special one-time payment to millions of seniors will arrive in early July, a delay the Liberals say is the result of ensuring there isn't any fraud in the pandemic-related top-up.

Parliament's spending watchdog says the estimated deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion, leaving the government with little fiscal firepower to stimulate an economic rebound.

How Parliament should function in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis remained unresolved on Monday, May 25, 2020, as the Conservatives dug in on their demand that the House of Commons resume normal operations with a reduced number of MPs in the chamber.

Canada's commercial landlords got a request and a warning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to buy into rental assistance program launching next week, as part of a handful of moves in one day to get billions in federal aid to companies large and small.

Students can now apply for targeted pandemic relief, but confusion lingers over eligibility requirements.

The adequacy of federal emergency benefits to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis is bound to come under scrutiny today, May 8, 2020, as the country gets the first real glimpse of the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic.