Eligibility criteria - Closed
Status: Closed
If you were eligible for the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), one member of your household could have received $500 ($450 after taxes withheld) for each 1-week period.
To apply for the CRCB, you must have met all the eligibility criteria and been employed or self-employed on the day before your first application period.
Eligibility criteria checklist
To be eligible for the CRCB payment, you must have met all the conditions for the 1-week period you applied for:
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Who could advise a person under your care to self-isolate
- a medical practitioner
- a nurse practitioner
- a person in authority
- the government
- your public health authority
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Definition
You lived and had a home in Canada, but did not have to be a citizen or a permanent resident.
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What counted towards the $5,000
- Counts as income:
- All employment or self-employment income, including:
- tips
- non-eligible dividends
- honoraria (nominal amounts paid to volunteers)
- royalties (payments to artists)
- All employment or self-employment income, including:
- Does not count as income:
- disability benefits
- student loans, bursaries or scholarships
- social assistance or family support payments
- Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Québec Pension Plan (QPP), or other pension income
- Old Age Security (OAS) payments
- amounts from these COVID-19 benefits:
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)
- Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
- Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
- Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB)
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What is considered a household for this benefit
A group of people who lives together as a family unit at the same address
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Exceptions
This did not apply to you if you were isolating because:
- you travelled for medical treatment certified by a medical practitioner
- you accompanied a person who was not able to travel without help from an attendant to get medical treatment certified by a medical practitioner
- you were an essential worker who travelled for reasons normally exempt from quarantine (such as health care workers or truck drivers who needed to cross the border for work) but were required to quarantine upon return to Canada
If you did not meet the above criteria, you were not eligible for the CRCB.
Find out if you need to repay the CRCB.
Review CRCB eligibility periods
Each household was eligible for a maximum of 44 weeks between September 27, 2020 and May 7, 2022.
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Verifying your eligibility
The CRA will verify that you were eligible to receive the CRCB. Individuals who are found to have intentionally made fraudulent claims may face additional consequences, such as penalties or possible jail time.
To report suspected misuse, go to: CRA's Leads program.
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