Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My questions are for the representatives of Employment and Social Development Canada.
First, people whose EI benefits are running out are noticing that the criteria for the Canada emergency response benefit are a little vague.
Here's a quote from the information available online: “The date for which you would potentially become eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit would be the week following your last Employment Insurance benefit payment...You may not receive EI benefits and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for the same period.”
Can these people apply for the Canada emergency response benefit after a week? How does that square with the 14-day no-income requirement?
Does it mean that a person can't receive both EI and the CERB at the same time, or that they can't collect them both during an official CERB period, like the period from March 15 to April 11 or the period from April 12 to May 9?