Finance committee  Representing ESDC, what I can say, Mr. Blaikie, is that I can return with these questions to colleagues in my department who are responsible for those programs. This is not an area that is under my purview, but I can say that there is work under way and that we can provide a foll

Finance committee  With respect to supports for workers, we've talked about some of the integrity measures that are—

Finance committee  I believe there is nothing in the bill.

Finance committee  For the additional weeks, we have looked at a number of factors. These benefits have been available since September 25, 2020. A number of Canadians have for good reason needed that support and have reached the maximum number of weeks that were available under those benefits. Not

Finance committee  Maybe I can respond, if that's okay, to the questions related to costing for the Canada recovery sickness benefit. It is in a different situation from the Canada worker lockdown benefit in terms of the estimated costs. For the sickness and caregiving benefits, we are estimating a

Finance committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. I can respond with respect to part 2 and part 3. This suite of measures that are proposed here is very much proposed in the context of understanding where we were in September with the ending of the recovery benefits, which were really meant for a specific pur

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I can provide the first part of the response. My colleagues at the Department of Finance may want to elaborate. In this case, as has been discussed, these very targeted benefits apply to one‑time lockdown situations and can absolutely apply to self‑employed people. Th

Finance committee  The issue of how this affects other benefits goes beyond what's proposed and introduced in the bill. I won't delve into that, because it isn't my responsibility. With the introduction of the new Canada worker lockdown benefit and the extension of existing benefits, the eligibili

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Strategies and a specific approach are being used to implement the follow‑up measures announced and planned from the outset, given the urgent need to take action. These benefits were put in place and provided in a very specific context, with the knowl

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I will see if my colleague Benoit Cadieux has the answer. Otherwise, we will certainly make sure we obtain an answer from the CRA.

Finance committee  Maybe I can start, Mr. Chair. This is work that the department was.... If we recall, there was a possibility under the CRB to extend the benefits, should they be needed, until October, and November 20 was the end date under the legislation. Tracking was undertaken by the departm

Finance committee  The work, as I was saying, has been linked to the existing Canada recovery benefit, whether there were signs that required, as provided in the legislation, the extension of those benefits until November 20. Those are the benefits I'm referring to.

Finance committee  The announcement was made.... I don't know if my colleagues from Finance would like to respond. The announcement was made on October 21 for these additional measures.

Finance committee  I would have to defer to colleagues at the Department of Finance.

Finance committee  Maybe I can try an answer that perhaps will not directly respond. That said, the benefits that are proposed here are exactly to help contain the spread of the virus, helping individuals who are at risk to stay at home. Whether their region is in a lockdown or there are higher ris