People in Canada who are impacted by local measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant will have to wait until 2022 to apply for recently expanded financial support.
The federal government announced Wednesday that employees in regions where governments have introduced capacity restrictions of 50 per cent or more are eligible for the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit if they’ve lost more than half their income. The expansion opened eligibility for the $300-per-week program to more Canadians.
However, “workers in regions covered under the temporary measures should expect to be able to apply early in the new year,” a spokesperson for Employment and Social Development Canada
This story was originally published on CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/expanded-lockdown-support-applications-not-open-new-year-1.6298131?cmp=rss.