Again, the report has a table that highlights measures that Statistics Canada gathered. We noted that there was a 17% decline in economic activity in early 2020. That's based on GDP and economic activity. It was back to preCOVID levels by November 2021.
We also looked at hours worked and noticed that there was a sharp decline, almost 28%, in the early part of the pandemic, which was in line with the severe health restrictions that were in place, but then again, by May 2021 that had bounced back to prepandemic levels.
All indications show that the support payments helped Canadians stay home, and the economy bounced back as expected.