Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Canadians who have received letters suggesting they may have to repay emergency relief benefits shouldn't be concerned — at least for now. "Close to a million repayments of CERB have already been received by the Canada Revenue Agency because people realized, 'Oh, I didn't quite qualify,'" Trudeau said. The CRA insists that self-employment income has always been defined as "net, pre-tax income," or gross income minus expenses. In other words, a self-employed person needed to earn over $5,000 after expenses were factored in to qualify for CERB. 1:50But the word "net" was not included on the original "Who is eligible" page of the government's CERB website.

Source: CBC News December 17, 2020 22:00 UTC