Coronavirus: 700,000 Canadians expected to apply for new COVID-19 benefits

As the pandemic drags on, more Canadians are applying for the new federal benefits aimed at easing the financial burden.

The new benefits are now available and are a replacement for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) that was put in place earlier in the pandemic to help those impacted through job layoffs and other issues.

Mike Le Couteur explains who qualifies for paid sick leave as well as the new caregiver benefit.

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