Mr. Speaker, with respect to the above-noted question, what follows is the response from the CRA since the inception of the Canada recovery benefit, or CRB, to February 16, 2023. Note that due to system limitations, the data is live and can only be pulled as of the day of the extract, not as of the date of the question, February 10, 2023.
With respect to parts (a)(i) to (a)(iii), the CRA cannot provide statistics on the “total number of individuals eligible” for CRB, as all accounts with a repayment have a corresponding ineligible period. As such, there are no “eligible” individuals who have repaid against a CRB debt. Therefore, the CRA cannot respond in the manner requested.
With respect to part (b), please note that for the purposes of these questions, the data is as of February 16, 2023. Due to system limitations, the data is live and can only be pulled as of the day of the extract. As of February 16, 2023, 36,695 individuals have paid back their CRB debt in full. As of February 16, 2023, 18,281 individuals have paid back their CRB partially. As of February 16, 2023, 207,589 individuals have not paid back any of their CRB debt.
With respect to part (c), please note that for the purposes of these questions, the data is as of February 16, 2023. Due to system limitations, the data is live and can only be pulled as of the day of the extract. As of February 16, 2023, 4,206 individuals have had CRB debt recovered through withholding of T1 tax refunds. As of the date of this question, February 10, 2023, there were no GST/HST credits applied against a CRB debt. With respect to part (c)(ii), the CRA is unable to respond in the manner requested as CRA systems do not capture a reduction of EI benefits. With respect to parts (c)(iii) to (c)(v), the CRA has not taken any legal action to date.
With respect to part (d), while the CRA does have an overall number of individuals with outstanding CRB debts, it currently does not track the CRB debts by the total number of individuals who fall below the requested measures. The CRA does not have the tools or relevant information to provide the statistical information in the manner requested.