Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and other benefits related to the coronavirus pandemic.A spokesperson for National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier said on Wednesday evening that as of June 10, the CRA is reviewing a total of 1,300 tips received about possible abuse of the benefits through its Leads Program, also sometimes referred to as the tax agency’s snitch line.That’s up from 600 tips received as of June 1.
The coronavirus pandemic devastated global economies and forced countries into national lockdowns earlier this year in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the virus.In Canada, the lockdown measures have sent the national unemployment rate soaring to a record 13.7 per cent, up from the.