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