Canada Recovery Benefit

The federal minister in charge of aid to the unemployed says jobless Canadians who refuse to get vaccinated may find themselves blocked from benefits so long as public health concerns remain top of mind.

The Trudeau Liberals have outlined their latest aid package for an economy recovering from COVID-19, proposing targeted support to severely affected businesses, locked-down workers, and extra weeks of benefits that expired just days ago.

Liberal House leader Mark Holland said on Monday, November 8, 2021, the government intends to collaborate with any party willing to make the minority Parliament work.

Peter Julian, the NDP House leader, has written to the government complaining about its decision to delay the return of Parliament.

Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors.

Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs, Parliament's budget watchdog says in a new report.

The federal government has ordered that anyone applying for COVID-19 benefits will need to report whether they have recently travelled outside of the country — though it isn’t clear how it will catch and penalize any cheaters.

The federal fiscal update unveiled Monday is a chance to address the current crisis but also move into the rebuild phases of this pandemic, says David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the more generous benefits being provided to out-of-work Canadians during the pandemic shouldn't be seen as permanent changes to the social safety net.

The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.

The minority Liberal government has reached a deal with the New Democrats over legislation to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing the backing needed to survive a confidence vote on the throne speech.

The federal Liberal government says it will transfer workers who lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have been receiving emergency benefits onto new recovery versions of employment insurance, but will let benefits for students expire.