Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year.An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 148,479 recipients during each four-week pay period for the pandemic aid.
Where did CERB go? Data shows disparities between Canada’s urban and rural areas Over its lifespan between late March and October of last year, the CERB paid out nearly $82 billion to 8.9 million people in Canada whose incomes crashed either because they saw their hours slashed or lost their jobs.In the first four-week period, there were 242,220 people in the city receiving the CERB, and the figure fell from there.There were 175,120 in the second period, 150,590 in the third, 136,260 in the fourth, 119,640 in the fifth, 114,190 in.