Nearly 5.4 Million Canadians Receiving Federal COVID-19 Aid

Nearly 5.4 Million Canadians Receiving Federal COVID-19 Aid
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on April 13, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government says nearly 5.4 million Canadians are now receiving emergency to replace incomes lost due to COVID-19.

The figures this morning show 5.38 million applications have been processed since March 15, a figure that includes people who were previously on employment insurance before being moved over to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.