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Mental Health Resources for Canadians The COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy on Canadians’ mental health, with many people struggling with fear, uncertainty of the future, sadness, and isolation. Now…

Canadians who received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits payments from the CRA will receive a slip called T4A Starting in early January 2021 and no later than March 10, 2021,…

Producing a vaccine: Producing a vaccine is complex. It requires significant investments to ensure it can be produced on a large scale with good quality and consistency. Our investments in…

Prime Minister provides an update on COVID-19 // Le premier ministre fait une mise à jour sur la COVID-19   Remarks in full // Remarques complètes Bon vendredi tout le…

Updated: December 15, 2020 Overview: Canada Over 12.5 million Canadians have been tested for COVID-19 to date. Over 5.6 million Canadians have downloaded the COVID Alert app. As of December…

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) was introduced to provide financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians that were directly affected by COVID-19. The CERB helped over 8.9 million people…

Recognizing the considerable contribution and sacrifice health-care workers have made in Canada throughout the pandemic, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that on December 14,…

The Government of Canada is protecting the health and safety of all Canadians, and will continue to do so by ensuring access to vaccines. The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of…

On Monday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance announced the next steps in our plan to support Canadians through the pandemic and rebuild our economy. I would like…

Canada’s vaccine plan: Canada is well positioned to provide access to COVID-19 vaccines to all Canadians in 2021, having negotiated agreements with 7 promising vaccine manufacturers. The Public Health Agency…

Applying Retroactively for the Canada Emergency Benefits Eligible Canadians can retroactively claim CERB for previous months of unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and…

November 10th, 2020 Veterans Affairs Canada announces $20 million to support Veterans Organizations Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced $20…

The Employment Insurance Fishing benefits now allow workers to establish a fishing benefit claim based on earnings in their current qualifying period or earnings used to establish a fishing claim…