benefits for unemployed workers would rise to $500 a week under legislation the Liberals introduced today. CERB replacement programs may get tweaks as coronavirus pandemic continues, minister says The proposal still needs parliamentary approval, but would bring the value of payments to the same level as under the soon-to-disappear Canada Emergency Response Benefit.The same floor will be placed on employment insurance benefits for those eligible for the program.A bill to create the new benefits regime was introduced in the House of Commons this morning, with only a few days before the first wave of recipients max out the CERB.The Liberals first unveiled the package of three benefits and an expanded employment insurance program in August,.