Vicki Aitaok is a volunteer who prepares taxes for Nunavummiut who need the help. She fears a federal requirement to pay back part of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit will cause hardship for the people she helps. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Aitaok)
Confusion reigns over how repayment schemes will work for those who can’t afford it
Emergency federal funding intended to relieve financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to haunt its recipients, even as the international health emergency rages on. Whether through clawbacks or taxes, everybody who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, commonly known as CERB, will have to pay some of it back. Some are saying this...
