Auditor General Report: Emergency Response Benefit | The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government

This report conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada deals with the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) implemented in March of 2020 to aid workers who faced economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The aim of this audit was to reflect upon government activities and give advice for future activities in order to ensure their effectiveness and ability to address the problem in question.
The specific objective of this audit was to determine whether Employment and Social Development Canada and the Department of Finance Canada gave sufficient analysis of the design and adjustments to CERB and whether the benefit adequately supported eligible workers while limiting abuse of the benefit.

Citation

Canada. Reports of the Auditor General of Canada to the Parliament of Canada. Report 6 - Canada Emergency Response Benefit. Office of the Auditor General of Canada, 2021. https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_202103_01_e_43783.html

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Economy

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Auditor General Report