At this morning's briefing from Prime Minister Trudeau, I was expecting to hear about the vaccine rollout and the public safety legislation. What I didn't expect was extensions for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), and Employment Insurance (EI).
Here are the details:
- CRB benefit extended from 26 weeks to 38 weeks
- CRCB benefit also extended from 26 to 38 weeks
- CRSB benefit is extended from 2 weeks to 4 weeks
- EI benefit is extended from 26 weeks to 50 weeks
As I write this, the Canada.ca website has not been updated with the new information, but you can link to the CBC news story here or watch the announcement below.
Janet Morris-Reade
ASPECT BC, CEO
