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CRA Plans to Spend More Than $500 Million Tracking Down Incorrect Pandemic Relief Payments

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it will spend roughly $538 million tracking down ineligible claimants of pandemic relief payments. The CRA has already spent $387.6 million on staff time ...

December 22, 2023BY Chandra Philip
CRA Fires 20 Employees, Probes Hundreds for ‘Inappropriately’ Claiming CERB Benefits

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has fired 20 employees while investigating about 600 others for applying for COVID-19 ...

July 1, 2023BY Andrew Chen
Employment Minister Unaware When Department Employees Were Being Investigated for Falsely Claiming CERB Benefits

Canada's employment minister testified in February that she was unaware when employees of her department were being investigated ...

March 12, 2023BY Marnie Cathcart