London man in disbelief as Ottawa seeks $2,000 CERB repayment

He received $2,000 through the CERB program but now the government is asking him to repay it. According to the federal government, about 1.8 million Canadians received notices of debt related to CERB payments they didn't fully qualify for. They say he applied for employment insurance on April 7, 2020, which was processed as a CERB payment. He received seven weeks of benefits from Service Canada and then, on April 13, 2020, received his $2,000 CERB "advance" payment before returning to work on June 1. She agrees the details around the CERB payments were confusing for many.