190,000 CERB Claims Paid Back, CRA Says

190,000 CERB Claims Paid Back, CRA Says
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill on June 10, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Hongyan Lu
Joan Delaney
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Nearly 190,000 Canadians have paid back emergency response payments they weren’t entitled to, according to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Meanwhile, about 1,300 possible scammers are under investigation.
CRA spokesperson Christopher Doody has said that by June 3, close to 190,000 repayments had come through the agency’s portal.