Ontario Covid-19 Emergency Financial Help (CERB)

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Ontario Covid-19 Emergency Financial Help (CERB)

Are you being affected by loss of work due to covid-19?

Do you need financial help?

The Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB) supports Canadians by providing financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians who are directly affected by COVID-19.

It provides a payment of $2,000 for a 4-week period (the same as $500 a week) for up to 16 weeks.

After you apply, you should get your payment in 3 business days if you signed up for direct deposit. If you haven’t, you should get it in about 10 business days.

Who can apply for the Ontario Covid-19 Emergency Financial Help?

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

You did not apply for, nor receive, CERB or EI benefits from Service Canada for the same eligibility period
You have not quit your job voluntarily
You reside in Canada
You are 15 years old or more when you apply
You earned a minimum of $5,000 income in the last 12 months or in 2019 from one or more of the following sources:
- employment income
- self-employment income
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave

For your first CERB application:

You have stopped or will stop working due to reasons related to COVID-19
For at least 14 days in a row, during the period you are applying for, you will not receive:
- employment income
- self-employment income
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave

For your subsequent CERB applications:

You continue to not work due to reasons related to COVID-19
For the 4 week period you are applying for, you will not receive:
- more than $1000 employment income;
- self-employment income; or
- provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave.

Eligibility periods

Eligibility periods are fixed in 4-week periods.

If your situation continues, you can re-apply for CERB for multiple 4-week periods, to a maximum of 16 weeks (4 periods).

If you start working again after you get a CERB payment, and then stop working, you need to re-apply for the CERB. When you re-apply, you must confirm that for at least 14 days in a row, during the period you are applying for, you won’t receive:

employment income
self-employment income
provincial or federal benefits related to maternity or paternity leave

Apply for Ontario Covid-19 Financial Help by Phone:

Please call 1-800-959-2019 or 1-800-959-2041 to apply.

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