The Nunavut government is worried that some Nunavummiut who rely on income assistance payments will be at risk next tax season, because of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The Department of Family Services said it can't track which clients didn't apply for income assistance. "To seek income assistance, you need to show whether you had any money flowing to your account," Akeeagok said. "So if they had received CERB, they would know that they wouldn't qualify for income assistance." For example, income assistance recipients who worked part time and lost that job because of the pandemic could be eligible for CERB, he said.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2020 09:56 UTC