Ottawa Plans to Change CERB Requirements to Allow Seasonal Workers to Apply

Ottawa Plans to Change CERB Requirements to Allow Seasonal Workers to Apply
Minister of Employment Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough rises in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on April 11, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be able to apply.

Opposition MPs grilled Liberal cabinet ministers about the full package of emergency measures as part of a special sitting of Parliament Saturday to pass the Trudeau government’s wage subsidy program.