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The end of CERB: A look at how and when the coronavirus aid may wrap up
“The third option, albeit less likely, Lander said, is to cut the CERB program “cold turkey.”“That, of course, would be very, very disruptive,” he said, adding that this could result in many people being left without a way to pay their rent or mortgages.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Mikal Skuterud, an economics professor at the University of Waterloo, said as the economy continues to open, he would like to see a greater push toward the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program (CEWS).CEWS offers businesses affected by COVID-19 a subsidy for employee wages of 75 per cent for 24 weeks.The program was developed in hopes of helping businesses re-hire workers who had been laid off due to the pandemic.