A new Statistics Canada study finds women post-secondary graduates were more likely to receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in 2020 than male graduates.
The study also finds that those who graduated in 2018 with a college-level certificate or diploma were more likely to access the benefit than the general working population.
The federal government introduced the CERB in 2020 to provide financial support for Canadians who lost income due to COVID-19.
Statistics Canada compared the proportion of 2010 to 2018 graduates who received CERB based on educational and socio-demographic characteristics to the proportion of all workers who received the benefit.
The study says this group of graduates was of particular interest “because while they are younger and typically have less seniority, having a recent education qualification may have helped them keep their employment.”…