Feds’ plan to verify ‘integrity’ of CERB payments could take four years: AG report

Noting the now-defunct temporary benefit was rolled out ‘in record time,’ the auditor general tabled a report that confirms ensuring the ‘integrity’ of the funds will be a years-long process.

Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured Feb. 25, says her office will be carrying out another probe on the efforts of the Canada Revenue Agency and Employment and Social Development Canada to ensure post-payment verification under the now-defunct benefit.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 25, 2021

After designing and rolling out the Canada Emergency Response Benefit within “a few weeks,” Ottawa is now embarking on the “critical” work of verifying eligibility to ensure the “integrity” of recipients—efforts that could stretch into 2025, according to ...

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