Claims to date - Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)

CEWS summary^{Footnote 1}^{Footnote 2} data since launch, as of August 2, 2020

Expanded information about CEWS claims

Detailed data about CEWS claims is available. You may download the data in PDF or CSV format.

Total approved applications

785,550

Breakdown by claim period

Approved and proccessed applications By claim period (definition)
March 15 to April 11 (Period 1)	208,490
April 12 to May 9 (Period 2)	230,970
May 10 to June 6 (Period 3)	209,030
June 7 to July 4 (Period 4)	137,050

All approved applications by value
Under $100K	744,980
$100K to $1M	38,630
$1 M to $5 M	1,750
Over $5M	190

Applications received^{Footnote 3}

801,580

Unique applicants with approved claims

281,000

Dollar value of subsidies paid

$25.51 billion

Employees whose wages will be supported by CEWS^{Footnote 4}

Employees supported By claim period (definition)
Period 1	3,067,970
Period 2	3,120,210
Period 3	3,091,710
Period 4	2,077,020

Claim periods
Period number	Date to and from
Period 1	March 15, 2020 to April 11, 2020
Period 2	April 12, 2020 to May 9, 2020
Period 3	May 10, 2020 to June 6, 2020
Period 4	June 7, 2020 to July 4, 2020