Carla Qualtrough at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

Thank you very much, Chair.

The question had to do with the Canada recovery sickness benefit. I was explaining that this benefit is available to any Canadian worker who is impacted by COVID.

If you're required to self-isolate, if you're in quarantine or if you have COVID, this benefit is available to you as a Canadian worker for up to four weeks in one-week increments if, because of COVID, you've lost 50% of your work in any given week.

I could add that almost 500,000 Canadians have accessed this benefit since it was put in place.