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CRA fires 120 employees for applying for CERB while working for tax authority
The Canada Revenue Agency has fired 120 of its employees for illegally claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) while working for the tax authority.
That means that the number of CRA employees fired for claiming the emergency COVID-19 benefit has sextupled since June 30, when the agency first announced its review into 600 of its workers it suspected of “inappropriately” claimed CERB. At that time, 20 employees had been fired.
“Out of the approximately 600 cases we can report that 120 individuals are no longer with the CRA as a result of this internal review. The investigations and disciplinary processes continue,” CRA spokesperson Nina Ioussoupova said in a statement.