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Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

This article is about federal social security and financial aid programs. For the deployment of military resources in response to the pandemic, see Operation LASER.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19
CitationS.C. 2020, c. 5
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Royal assentMarch 25, 2020
Status: Current legislation

The Government of Canada introduced multiple temporary social security and financial aid programs in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The initial CA$82-billion aid package was announced on March 18, 2020 by Justin Trudeau.[1]

The first measures were implemented when the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act received royal assent from Governor General Julie Payette on March 25, 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Harris, Kathleen (March 19, 2020). "Trudeau unveils $82B COVID-19 emergency response package for Canadians, businesses". CBC News. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Connoly, Amanda (March 25, 2020). "Trudeau's $82B coronavirus support package gets royal assent, officially passes". Global News.

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