Canada Revenue Agency has launched to report fraudulent CERB and CEWS claims.
CRA updated its website this week to include the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to its list of cheating activities that can be reported.
The website says: "If you suspect a potential misuse of the COVID-19 emergency benefits and programs, the National Leads Centre is currently accepting leads on these programs."
As of June 1, the government had processed more than 15 million applications for CERB, including more than eight million unique applicants, and paid out more than $42 billion in benefits.
The government had taken a 'pay now, ask questions later' approach to getting much-needed support to Canadians in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, a spokesperson told the National Post that the group鈥檚 focus was on 鈥済etting crucial (CERB) payments to those who urgently need it now.鈥�
If you suspect a person, business or charity of tax or benefit聽cheating in Canada, report them to the CRA by submitting a lead to the .
You should include as much information, including key identifiers, factual details and supporting documents in your report, however, CRA says you should not put yourself in danger or break the law to get it.
You can , call 1-866-809-6841, fax 1-888-724-4829 or mail to: National Leads Centre, Canada Revenue Agency, 200 Town Centre Court, Scarborough, ON, M1P 4Y3.
