Extra Weeks to Be Added to COVID-19 Benefits for Workers, Parents, Trudeau Says

Extra Weeks to Be Added to COVID-19 Benefits for Workers, Parents, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2021. Patrick Doyle / The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children.

The extra life for the Canada Recovery Benefit and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit will raise the maximum number of weeks available to 38 from 26.