As people get vaccinated, things will pick up, of course. The Canada recovery benefit was extended until the end of June, which gives self-employed workers some relief.
What we want is for hairstylists, massage therapists and all those with a small commercial rent payment every month to be able to apply for the Canada emergency rent subsidy without needing a business number. That would make it a lot easier for them to access the subsidy.
As for the Canada recovery benefit, I agree that the CRA should verify the information—as I said earlier—but the agency should stick to the announced validation process, not conduct further validation.