A total of 620,310 Canadians who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) but were deemed ineligible for it have not repaid any of their CERB debt, states the response from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to an MP’s recent Inquiry of Ministry.
The CRA further states that 264,546 Canadians deemed ineligible for the benefit have fully repaid their CERB debt, and 62,982 have partially repaid their CERB. The figures, released March 29, were requested by New Democrat MP Daniel Blaikie and represent data as of Feb. 16,
The CRA said 23,494 individuals have had their CERB debt recovered through the withholding of T1 tax refunds as of Feb. 16. However, the agency said it has not taken any legal actions to date to recover CERB money through the garnishing of wages or other income, seizures or holds on bank accounts, or liens on homes or other properties….