Applications open for expanded CWLB

January 6, 2022

Expanded access to the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) is now in effect.

Previously announced in December, the program now includes workers in regions where provincial or territorial governments have introduced capacity-limiting restrictions of 50 per cent or more.

The benefit will provide $300 ($270 after taxes withheld) per week in income support to eligible workers who are directly affected by a COVID-19-related public health lockdown, and who have lost 50 per cent or more of their income as a result. Payment will be retroactive to Dec. 19, 2021.

“Through Bill C-2 and the expansion of the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit, we are supporting Canadian workers through targeted income support as regions implement public health measures to stop the spread of COVID-19,” says Carla Qualtrough, minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion.

British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut are included in the list of designated lockdown regions. The list will be updated as provincial or territorial governments introduce changes to public health restrictions, according to the federal government.

 

Source: HR Reporter