Trudeau says government working to reduce ‘gaps’ in benefit program, and on allowing temporary foreign farm workers to Canada
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians impacted by the Covid-19 crisis to start applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) as of tomorrow.
“If you’ve lost your job or your pay cheque, starting tomorrow you’ll be able to sign to receive this support at canada.ca. If you choose to direct deposit, you will get a payment within 3 to 5 days If you choose to receive your benefit by mail, you’ll get money within the next ten days,” Trudeau said during his national address on Sunday.
Meantime, Trudeau said the government is working on ways to encourage essential workers to stay on the job, despite some part time workers being able to stay at home and make more from the CERB than actually working.
“We recognize anytime we’re doing big measures like this there will be gaps, there will be challenges in implementation, and that is why we’re working very carefully to ensure people working in essential industries, who are perhaps facing choices to work or take the CERB, are able to make the right decision, not just for them, but for our community and country. These are things we’re working on and will have more to say in the coming days,” Trudeau told the media.
