Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) gives income support to employed and self-employed individuals who are unable to work because they must care for their child under 12 years old or a family member who needs supervised care. This applies if their school, regular program or facility is closed or unavailable to them due to COVID-19, or because they’re sick, self-isolating, or at risk of serious health complications due to COVID-19. .
If you’re eligible for the CRCB, your household can receive $500 ($450 after taxes withheld) for each 1-week period.
If your situation continues past 1 week, you will need to apply again. You may apply up to a total of 26 weeks between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the CRCB, you must meet all the following conditions for the 1-week period you are applying for:
- You are unable to work at least 50% of your scheduled work week because you are caring for a family member
- You are caring for your child under 12 years old or a family member who needs supervised care because they are at home for one of the following reasons:
- Their school, daycare, day program, or care facility is closed or unavailable to them due to COVID-19
- Their regular care services are unavailable due to COVID-19
- The person under your care is:
- sick with COVID-19 or has symptoms of COVID-19
- at risk of serious health complications if they get COVID-19, as advised by a medical professional
- self-isolating due to COVID-19
- You did not apply for or receive income from the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), short-term disability benefits, workers’ compensation benefits or Employment Insurance (EI) benefits during a specific 2-week period being claimed
- You reside in Canada, and you were present in Canada
- You are at least 15 years old and have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- You earned at least $5,000 (before deductions) in 2019, 2020, or in the 12 months before the date you apply from any of the following sources:
- employment income
- self-employment income
- maternity and parental benefits from EI or similar QPIP benefits
- You are the only person in your household applying for the benefit for the week
- You are not receiving paid leave from your employer for the same period
What is included in employment or self-employment income:
For this calculation, self-employment income is your revenue minus any expenses incurred to earn the self-employment revenue.
Employment and/or self-employment income includes, among other things:
- tips you may earn while working
- non-eligible dividends
- honoraria (such as nominal amounts paid to emergency service volunteers)
- royalties (such as those paid to artists)
Do not include the following in the calculation:
- Disability benefits
- Pensions
- Student loans and bursaries
- Maternity and parental benefits from EI or similar QPIP benefits
- Any Canada COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits
More details can be found here