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Introduction – Self-Employed Canadians May Not Have to
Repay the Canada Emergency Response Benefit & Interest Relief
for COVID-19 Income Support Recipients
In December 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued over
650,000 letters to many self-employed Canadians regarding the
repayment of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). In
particular, the CRA focused on contacting CERB recipients for whom
it could not confirm (1) employment or (2) net self-employment
income of at least $5,000 earned in 2019 or the 12 months prior to
applying to CERB, which is one of CERB's eligibility criteria.