Claims to date - Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)
CEWS summaryFootnote 1Footnote 2 data since launch, as of February 21, 2021Footnote 5
Expanded information about CEWS claims
Detailed data about overall CEWS claims is also available. You may download the data in PDF or CSV format.
Total approved applications
2,699,270
Breakdown by claim period
| March 15 to April 11 (Period 1) | 263,920 |
|---|---|
| April 12 to May 9 (Period 2) | 305,030 |
| May 10 to June 6 (Period 3) | 307,630 |
| June 7 to July 4 (Period 4) | 280,650 |
| July 5 to August 1 (Period 5) | 295,620 |
| August 2 to August 29 (Period 6) | 282,550 |
| August 30 to September 26 (Period 7) | 253,810 |
| September 27 to October 24 (Period 8) | 228,280 |
| October 25 to November 21 (Period 9) | 198,430 |
| November 22 to December 19 (Period 10) | 161,830 |
| December 20, 2020 to January 16, 2021 (Period 11) | 94,610 |
| January 17, 2021 to February 13, 2021 (Period 12) | 26,910 |
| Under $100K | 2,601,610 |
|---|---|
| $100K to $1M | 92,780 |
| $1M to $5M | 4,420 |
| Over $5M | 460 |
Applications receivedFootnote 3
2,738,380
Unique applicants with approved claims
428,380
Dollar value of subsidies approved
$66.72 billion
Employees whose wages will be supported by CEWSFootnote 4
| Period 1 | 3,635,260 |
|---|---|
| Period 2 | 3,953,020 |
| Period 3 | 4,276,580 |
| Period 4 | 4,117,870 |
| Period 5 | 5,143,310 |
| Period 6 | 4,876,880 |
| Period 7 | 4,499,570 |
| Period 8 | 4,003,820 |
| Period 9 | 3,419,320 |
| Period 10 | 2,736,700 |
| Period 11 | 1,401,010 |
| Period 12 | 305,150 |
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