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Employment Insurance (EI) Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Laura Burrows, General Support Service counsellor Samantha Bourgeois, General Support Service counsellor Tarryl Tamlin, Supervisor with CHS Interpreting Service
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Discuss what different between EI and CERB
Eligibility and its process
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Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
provides temporary income support to workers
who have stopped working related to COVID-19
• Eligible workers will receive $500 per week for
a maximum of 16 weeks
• Available from March 15, 2020 to October 3,
2020
• Taxable benefit
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Eligibility Criteria
The CERB is available to those who stop working In addition, workers must meet all of the following
for reasons related to CONVID-19, for example: conditions:
• You have lost your job; • Reside in Canada
• You are in quarantine or sick due to COVID-19; • Are at least 15 years old
• You are taking care of others because they are • Stopped working because of COVID-19 or are
in quarantine or sick due to COVID-19; and/or eligible for EI regular or sickness benefits
• You are taking care of children or other • Have not voluntarily quit their job
dependents because their care facility is closed
• Had income of at least $5,000 in 2019 or in the
due to COVID-19
12 months prior to the date of their application
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Expanded Eligibility
To help more Canadians benefit from the CERB, • Allow people to earn up to $1,000 per month
the government announced changes to the while collecting the CERB
eligibility rules to:
• Extend the CERB to seasonal workers who
have exhausted their EI regular benefits and are
unable to undertake their regular seasonal work
as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak
• Extend the CERB to workers who have recently
exhausted their EI regular benefits and are
unable to find a job or return to work because of
COVID-19
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How To Apply
The CERB is being jointly delivered by Service
Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency
Apply for the CERB
You will be asked to answer a few simple
through either Service
questions which will help direct you to complete
Canada or CRA
the application best suited to your situation.
– not both.
Service Canada – Online by completing an
If you applied for CERB
Employment Insurance application
through both Service
Canada Revenue Agency – Online with CRA My Canada and CRA, you
Account; or Over the phone with an automated will have to repay the
phone service benefit amount you
were not entitled to.
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Employment Insurance or CERB?
When you apply through Service Canada, your
claim will be processed as follows:
Prior to March 15, 2020 After March 15, 2020
If you became eligible for EI regular or sickness If you became eligible for EI regular or sickness
benefits before March 15th, your claim will be benefits on March 15, 2020 or later, your EI claim
processed under the pre-existing EI rules. will be automatically processed through the CERB.
You will not receive the CERB.
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CERB through Service Canada
Initial payment of $2,000
Claimant reports must be completed every two
weeks to receive a $1,000 payment (2 x $500 per
week);
No waiting period;
Payments issued within 3-10 business days;
Maximum of $8,000 over 16 weeks; and
After 16 weeks covered by CERB, if you are still
unemployed and eligible, you may be able to
access EI regular or sickness benefits
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CERB through CRA
Payment of $2,000 covers a 4-week period
(4 x $500 per week)
There is no waiting period
Payments issued within 3-10 business days
Your must re-apply for CERB through CRA every 4
weeks if your situation continues
Maximum of $8,000 over 16 weeks
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Employment Insurance Benefits
Employment Insurance included:
• Regular benefits
• Special benefits:
• Sickness benefits
• Maternity and parental benefits
• Compassionate care benefits
• Family Caregiver Benefits (Adults and
Children)
10COVID-19 Special Measures
Special measures apply as of March 15, 2020:
Service Canada is ready to support Canadians
affected by COVID-19 and placed in quarantine,
and who qualify for Employment Insurance
sickness benefits with the following supports
actions:
• The waiting period for claims will be waived.
• No medical certificate will be required.
11Eligibility and Duration – Regular Benefits
The number of hours required to qualify is based The number of weeks of EI benefits you can
on the unemployment rate in your region. receive is:
If you received a notice of violation regarding prior • Based on the unemployment rate in your region
EI benefit periods, the number of insurable hours and the number of insurable hours you have
required to qualify will increase. accumulated
• A maximum of 45 weeks
12Benefits Calculation
The basic rate for calculating EI benefits is 55% of
your average insurable weekly earning, up to a
maximum amount.
EI Benefit can be calculated using the highest
weeks of earning over the last year for people
whose average weekly earning fluctuate.
13Payments
You will usually receive your first EI benefit
payment within 28 days of the date your
application is received.
If you are not eligible to receive EI benefits, you
will receive notification within the 28-day
timeframe.
You will have to serve a one week waiting period
before you receive benefits, if applicable.
14Completing an EI Application
To apply for benefits, you will need your:
• Social Insurance Number (SIN);
• Mother’s last name at birth;
• Complete mailing and residential address,
including the postal code;
• Complete banking information for direct deposit
15ODSP and Ontario Works
Need to notify your ODSP or OW caseworker
if you receive CERB / EI
16QUESTIONS?
Contact Information
If you have any questions or require If don’t have GSS Counsellor, you
further information, please feel free to can contact Crystal O’Hearn,
contact your GSS Counsellor at your Administrative Assistant/Connect
region. for referral to a GSS Counsellor in
your region.
Email at: cohearn@chs.ca
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