Claims to date - Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)
CEWS summaryFootnote 1Footnote 2 data since launch, as of July 18, 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
3,960,390
Breakdown by claim period
| March 15, 2020 to April 11, 2020 (Period 1) | 264,790 |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2020 to May 9, 2020 (Period 2) | 306,230 |
| May 10, 2020 to June 6, 2020 (Period 3) | 309,190 |
| June 7, 2020 to July 4, 2020 (Period 4) | 282,440 |
| July 5, 2020 to August 1, 2020 (Period 5) | 297,960 |
| August 2, 2020 to August 29, 2020 (Period 6) | 297,370 |
| August 30, 2020 to September 26, 2020 (Period 7) | 285,510 |
| September 27, 2020 to October 24, 2020 (Period 8) | 275,290 |
| October 25, 2020 to November 21, 2020 (Period 9) | 266,310 |
| November 22, 2020 to December 19, 2020 (Period 10) | 256,470 |
| December 20, 2020 to January 16, 2021 (Period 11) | 239,740 |
| January 17, 2021 to February 13, 2021 (Period 12) | 219,760 |
| February 14, 2021 to March 13, 2021 (Period 13) | 204,770 |
| March 14, 2021 to April 10, 2021 (Period 14) | 174,200 |
| April 11, 2021 to May 8, 2021 (Period 15) | 140,120 |
| May 9, 2021 to June 5, 2021 (Period 16) | 105,790 |
| June 6, 2021 to July 3, 2021 (Period 17) | 34,750 |
| Under $100K | 3,836,830 |
|---|---|
| $100K to $1M | 117,500 |
| $1M to $5M | 5,500 |
| Over $5M | 560 |
Applications receivedFootnote 3
3,995,220
Unique applicants with approved claims
450,710
Dollar value of subsidies approved
$87.10 billion
Employees whose wages will be supported by CEWSFootnote 4
| (Period 1) | 3,660,440 |
|---|---|
| (Period 2) | 3,981,140 |
| (Period 3) | 4,311,250 |
| (Period 4) | 4,158,000 |
| (Period 5) | 5,240,750 |
| (Period 6) | 5,328,490 |
| (Period 7) | 5,225,670 |
| (Period 8) | 4,975,540 |
| (Period 9) | 4,779,940 |
| (Period 10) | 4,683,520 |
| (Period 11) | 4,194,210 |
| (Period 12) | 3,725,260 |
| (Period 13) | 3,553,140 |
| (Period 14) | 3,021,790 |
| (Period 15) | 2,374,480 |
| (Period 16) | 1,742,220 |
| (Period 17) | 466,910 |
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