CANADA WORKER LOCKDOWN BENEFIT

You can expect to get $300 ($270 after taxes withheld) per week for a period you applied for.

Monday, January 3, 2022

If you're eligible for the CWLB, you can expect to get $300

($270 after taxes withheld) per week for each period you applied for.

Before applying for CWLB, make sure the region is designated as the COVID-19 lockdown region! Then look for the eligibility criteria.

Some of the Eligibility Criteria are:

• You reside in Canada.

• You were present in Canada.

• You are 15 plus years old.

• You have a valid SIN.

• You didn’t receive any other COVID-related benefits, EI, or short-term disability benefits for the same period:

• You earned at least $5,000 in 2020, 2021, or in the 12 months before the date, you apply from one or more of the following sources:

a) Gross employment income

b) Net self-employment income ( gross income minus all operating expenses).

c) Maternity and parental benefits

d) EI benefits

e) CERB, CRB, CRCB, and CRSB

• You filed a 2020 tax return.

• You didn’t:

a) Quit your job

b) Voluntarily stop working

c) Turn down reasonable work

d) Refuse to return to work when asked by your employer

e) Fail to re-start self-employment when it was possible

f) Choosing not to work from home

• You got the Covid- 19 vaccine or are not required to continue your work.

• You were not self-isolated due to international travel expectations.

• You will file your 2021 and 2022 tax returns by 2023/12/31 –receive the benefit starting in 2022.

However, if you receive the benefit in 2021 you will file your 2021 tax return by

2022/12/31.