New Benefits For Students In Canada

This benefit is for students who do not qualify for the canada emergency response benefit cerb or employment insurance ei.
New benefits for students in canada. The package of student focused measures announced wednesday include a new canada emergency student benefit of 1 250 a month for unemployed students and recent graduates. There was no indication from trudeau s office as to whether or not international students studying in canada would be eligible for the benefit or if it would cover canadian students abroad. To encourage students to participate in the covid 19 response the government will launch a new national service initiative to recognize students significant contributions to the covid 19 efforts and provide support through a new canada student service grant which will provide up to 5 000 to support student s post secondary education costs. Students and recent graduates who have seen their education and job prospects hampered by the ongoing covid 19 pandemic will soon be able to claim a new canada emergency student benefit prime.
It will run from may to.