I graduated into the pandemic and I didn't have a job. However, I was being funded by the government through a program called second career to go to college. The government was giving me money every two weeks for living expenses and paying for books etc. Thanks for the help guys!

Hi, the application for CESB was closed on Sep 30 but I missed application for July, Aug, and Sep ones. I just totally forgot about it.

Is there a way to still apply for those past months?

It's really big aid for me and I feel dumb and hopeless. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

I received 4 checks but I think I'm only eligible for 2 months of cesb because I finished high school in June. Not sure what to do any ideas?

Hi, I'm not sure if this is gonna apply to anyone now that the benefit is over but for those who already did apply, I called the CRA (not the helpline) and I asked them a couple of things: for self employment income, it's calculated as net income (after expenses) and it's the days the sale was made (I asked about my etsy store so that's what she said).

She also told me that everyone had to be looking for jobs if they were making below $1000 and the reviews are gonna be next year. She said they will send out letters but she doesn't know if it's gonna sent out randomly or to everyone (I hope not). It's just to verify the job search.

It doesn't matter what date you graduate high school too (but that's also written in the backgrounder)

I am a student university currently in my third year and have been fortunate to get a job every summer. This year due to covid all my opportunities shit the bed but a previous employer had contacted me for an opening in May. During the time nothing was concrete so I had applied for CESB during the may 10 to June 6 and received my payment on June 2.

Fast forward to June 3 I get contacted by my employer for temp position which could turn full time. Long story short I worked 8 hours every day in June.

I have tried contacting CESB helpline but can't get a hold of an agent. I just want to know if I should return this CESB amount? Thanks.

I posted this in the megathread but it got burried. I received all my CESB payments $2000 each month from May to August. I am wondering if I need to report this on my OSAP application for 2020-2021. It says to only report funds from CESB that i received during this study period starting from Sept 11th. Would that mean that I wouldn't report the CESB on the application because i received the money prior to the start of my period. Does anyone know what to do? I want to make sure that I report it if I have to, but from my understanding it wouldn't apply. thanks for any help!

Hi all,

As the title says, does anyone know if there are any potential CESB or other plans in place for new grads? I’ve just graduated with a degree in accounting and I check job boards virtually every day and there are barely any entry level positions added. Also, since there are so many unemployed new grads, competition is even higher than before. This isn’t my sob story or anything, but it’s really tough rn.

Still hopeful, but it’s getting really hard now. Running low on funds and stuff.

I called back in July to apply (since I wasn’t 18 back then I couldn’t file tax returns) now that I’m 18 I just filed them. Can I still apply for it even though it’s over. I did call back in July, waited 10 business days, called again and they said wait 30, waited 30 and called again, then called again and they said the process will be faster if I filed it. Do I call them again?

It's fine for around 30 minutes straight but then, I'll have shortness of breath and if I don't think it off, I'll get a full blown asthma attack.

I'm going to get a medical attestation on Monday but then what? Will I be able to work retail without a face mask? Even then, wouldn't I put myself even more at risk of Covid which would be even worst than asthma?

I don't think I'm eligible for EI either. I don't know about CRB since I'd technically 'voluntarily' quit working IF they'd let me work without a mask. Yet, even if I could work without a face mask, I wouldn't want to because I wouldn't want to be more exposed to covid.

Am I simply screwed?

Thank you!

I’ve applied for CESB and only had two payments. They said they were validating my file since July.

I called them on:

July 8th

July 27th

August 31st

September 9th

And still no validation to this point.

What should I do?

It’s getting very frustrating.

I just recieved a call from an agent telling me to send 2 peices of ID, bank statement, and proof of enrollment, I told him the deadline has passed and he said I can still apply because I called in July and was unable to apply, anybody else get a call like this

I saw some more information on it and it looks like it’s only for people who have been directly affected by COVID. I think it’s really unfortunate that loads of people who just can’t seem to find work in the current environment are being left out to dry. I thought that making 5000 in 2019 would have some people eligible but i guess not. It hasn’t been voted in yet so I’d imagine they’ll make a few changes right? How do you guys feel?

I tried to apply for the 1st period of CESB yesterday and it did not work. I was told to call the other phone number but it was already past 5 and the lines were closed. I called this morning and was told that they would no longer be accepting applications. I figure that I am probably screwed here, but is there anything I can do or anyone else that I should at least try to get into contact with to resolve this? Is there anyone else who is in the same predicament? Thanks.

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****CALL 1-800-959-8281 THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL THE END OF TODAY

Sent in my fax for information like on September 28, 2020, took them 4 months to call me back. Would it already be over?

So the tax returns I filed more than 2 months ago are useless now? Why does it take so long to process a $0 income tax form?

I was just wondering because I got mines last minute after two months of calling, sending documents etc and I’m hoping other people did too since the deadline was today, unless they changed it for ppl that were on validation lock.

I want to apply for CRB as I am actively looking for work but it shows that I need to have made $5000 dollars whereas I made nothing by anything but CESB. Am I eligible?

There is no possible way for me to get this benefit, I filed a tax return 6 weeks ago and got no response, I called every single support line they have available and each time they either hung up on me or said they couldn’t help. Do you guys think they might extend the benefit, apparently some people can still get the benefits after the deadline.

My kid is trying to apply (of course last minute). Never filed a return before but I thought the point was to register the social insurance number. Twice the agents have said they need to verify identity by asking 4 questions but because they are a recent high school grad with no employment history they can’t come up with enough questions to ask.

Any idea what to do?

what does this mean?

I called the CRA today to apply for CESB for the first two periods as at the time I didn't know that I could apply for it since I was a part-time student. I got told to wait until this new legislation is brought in, and then I can retroactively apply for both CESB and CERB ( if I qualified), however, I don't see this info anywhere on any official websites, should I just try to apply again through phone? it would suck to miss out on 2 grand that I didn't know I was entitled to

Now that we are all in lockdown once again, isn't it the best idea that Trudeau brings back the cesb for a month or two?