Canada Emergency Response Benefit Statistics

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act passed on March 25, 2020 to provide income support for Canadian workers whose employment income has been disrupted by COVID-19. Through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) the Government of Canada is providing a taxable benefit of $2,000 every 4 weeks for up to 16 weeks to eligible workers who have lost income or stopped working due to COVID-19.

Applications for CERB are being made via Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Service Canada (SC). Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has compiled data on various metrics related to applications submitted and distributed through both Departments.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:02 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:02 (UTC)
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	["educators", "general_public", "government", "media", "nongovernmental_organizations"]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	["0"]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_modified	2020-10-13 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2020-06-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Assurance-emploi", "COVID 19", "Coronavirus", "Le soutien financier", "PCU"], "en": ["Employment Insurance", "COVID 19", "Coronavirus", "EI", "Financial Support", "CERB"]}
open_canada_subject	["labour"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Chiffres concernant la Prestation canadienne d’urgence
update_frequency	P1W