When should the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) end?

According to a new study by Angus Reid, roughly two in five Canadians (41%) say that now is the time for assistance programs like the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) to end. Of those respondents, 29% have received the benefits themselves.

The Trudeau government is currently weighing its options, as many of the federal emergency benefits programs introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic are scheduled to end Oct. 23. The Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) specifically provides as much as $900 (after taxes withheld) every two weeks to Canadians who are directly affected by COVID-19 and are not entitled to Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

16% of Canadians say that the pandemic assistance programs should end by the end of the year, while two-thirds say the programs should not be extended past June 2022. 25% of respondents want to keep the benefits in place until the pandemic is determined to be over (25%) and the remaining 9% want them maintained for an additional year after the pandemic.

Pandemic benefits are set to expire on Oct. 23. Two-in-five Canadians are in favour of ending them immediately, while a further one-in-six would like them to end before the end of the year. https://t.co/qQ0u734nhL pic.twitter.com/J3tkoYxsXB
— Angus Reid Institute (@angusreidorg) October 20, 2021

41% of Canadians say that now is the time for assistance programs like the Canada Recovery Benefit to end.

For the complete poll results and methodology, please visit the Angus Reid Institute website.

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