The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) provides a payment of $500 (before taxes withheld) for each 1-week period you apply for. After the CRA withholds 10% tax at source, the actual payment you get is $450 per 1-week period.
You may apply for any eligible 1-week period for up to 60 days after that period has ended.
The CRSB does not renew automatically. If your situation continues past 1 week, you will need to apply again. You may apply up to a total of 2 weeks between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021.
The 2 weeks do not have to be taken consecutively.
The benefit is available between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021. You can no longer receive CRSB payments after you have reached the maximum of 2 periods.
Eligibility
- You are unable to work at least 50% of your scheduled work week because you’re self-isolating for one of the following reasons:
- You are sick with COVID-19 or may have COVID-19
- You are advised to self-isolate due to COVID-19
- You did not apply for or receive any of the following for the same period:
- Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
- short-term disability benefits
- workers’ compensation benefits
- Employment Insurance (EI) benefits
- Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits
- You reside in Canada
- You were present in Canada
- You are at least 15 years old
- You have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- You are not receiving paid leave from your employer for the same period
- 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:
- Counts as income:
- Maternity and parental benefits from EI or similar QPIP benefits
- All employment or self-employment income, including:
- tips
- non-eligible dividends
- honoraria (nominal amounts paid to volunteers)
- royalties (payments to artists)
- Does not count as income:
- disability benefits
- student loans, bursaries or scholarships
- pension income
- amounts from other COVID-19 benefits:
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
- Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)
- Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB)
- Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB)
- Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
- Counts as income:
How to Apply
- Online: Click to apply
- Phone: 1-800-959-2019 or 1-800-959-2041
- Hours: Monday to Sunday, 6 am to 3 am (Eastern time)
- Instructions:
- Select your language preference: English or French
- Press ‘1’to apply for one of the new Canada recovery benefits
- Press ‘2’ to apply for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
- Follow the prompts to enter your information, including:
- your SIN
- confirmation of your postal code
- date of birth
- the period you are applying for
- Certify that you qualify for the benefit
