Government of Canada takes action on COVID-19
Canada’s COVID 19 Economic Response Plan
National Research Council COVID-19 response | The NRC are working with their partners as part of the collective effort to help find solutions to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Assistance and Support
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) – Information About
Important information about CERB:
If you’ve applied and have received the benefit and your situation doesn’t change, you’ll need to continue to re-apply every four weeks for 16 weeks.
If you were on EI that was converted to CERB, continue reporting through EI as normal. If you don’t have EI and are only on CERB, report through CERB.
The eligibility periods are from March 15 to April 11, April 12 to May 9, May 10 to June 6, June 7 to July 4, July 5 to August 1, August 2 to August 29 and August 30 to September 26.
Create or Login to a My Service Canada Account – Apply for CERB
The Government of Canada has paused the repayment of Canada Student Loans until September 30, 2020, with no accrual of interest
Indigenous Community Support fund – Government of Canada
COVID-19: First Nations Community Guide on Obtaining Additional Supports
Government of Canada – Employment Insurance
How to apply for EI sickness benefits
Income tax filing and payment dates: CRA and COVID-19
Consult your bank’s dedicated COVID-19 page: Mortgages
Business Credit Availability Program
Financial help for Canadians abroad
Reaching Home Initiative – Government of Canada
Support for student loan borrowers during COVID-19
Canada Emergency Wage subsidy – for Canadian employers
Extension of work sharing program for employers affected by COVID-19.
Canada Child Benefit – Apply for
New Horizons for Seniors program
Deferral of GST/HST Tax Remittances
Reduction of minimal withdrawals for Registered Retirement Income Funds for 2020
Supporting preparedness in First Nations and Inuit communities
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) COVID-19 Updates
Employment and Social Development Canada – Access Government of Canada Programs
A plain language guide for government programs in the time of coronavirus. PDF compiled by Jennifer Robson, a professor at Carleton University. Updated regularly
Information by Sector
Guidance for providers of services for people experiencing homelessness (in the context of COVID-19)
Canada Summer Jobs program – Temporary Changes : Students, recent graduates, employers
COVID-19 and Canada’s International Trade
COVID-19 and Indigenous communities
Department of Justice – latest information on legislative and other measures adopted to protect Canadians in response to the pandemic.
How COVID-19 is affecting immigration, refugees, citizenship and passport services Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)