News results

Showing 1421 - 1430 of 3332 results

Federal government invests nearly $40 million of additional funding to respond to needs of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada is having real, tangible public health, economic, and safety impacts on all Canadians. That is why the Government of Canada is taking action to help those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, and the Minister for Health and Social Services of Quebec, Lionel Carmant, have announced that additional funding of $39.8 million is being provided to Quebec communities as part of the Canada–Quebec Agreement to support the homelessness sector’s response to COVID-19 under Reaching Home.


Government of Canada to ensure that international travellers cannot access recovery benefits during mandatory quarantine

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has strongly urged Canadians to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19. As Canadians continue to make difficult but important sacrifices for their health and their communities, the Government of Canada has been there to support them every step of the way, including through the creation of three new benefits for workers who do not qualify for EI: the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB).


Page details

2017-05-26