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YES you still have to do weekly reporting. If you go back to work the following week they need to know not to send the 500 weekly amount. So while on the CERB you need to report weekly. Once it moves to a regular EI claim you report every two week.  
 
Again,this is so you get the $500 weekly amount for the week you did not work. You have to report that you did not return to work to ensure you get the alloted amount. I'm only guessing here but if you don't report that you returned to work and they pay you the alloted amount, it could be considered fraud just like a regular EI claim  
 
Good luck

Give it a day or so. It's frustrating I know, but maybe look tomorrow and see if anything has changed.  
 
My claim still says under review and I got money! So it may take an extra day or two for everything to be worked out.  
 
Keep checking the website and click on different links to see the different information. You might find the information you're looking for and not have to be on hold for hours. Good luck

Another I heard was if you made 5000 last year on tax return, you do qualify for CERB and people should not be applying for CERB if you cannot afford next years tax return. This is all so confusing ..........................

Yes you had to make at least $5000 income last year to apply. Yes the $2000 a month is taxable and will be considered income at tax time next year! As a bookkeeper, I highly suggest anyone who get the CERB amount but would not normally make $2000 a month put the extra you get away in a savings account to help pay for the taxes when they come do! Everyone knows you don't get anything for free especially from the govt. This is a short term fix for those without an income at this moment.  
 
Telling someone to not apply because they can't afford the taxes next year will only cause more confusion. Everyone needs money to live right now and I'm sure at tax time next year the govt possibly may be a little lenient on how fast you pay the taxes back, but it's no different then of you were working and paying taxes off your pay checks. Just ensure you put some away if it's more.

The same as what mine says except the dates are different

Is great if anyone has questions. There are still some grey areas, but it answers most questions. The third tab down is eligibility requirements.  
 
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application/questions.html  
 
It used to say if you were looking for a job but not out of work because of covid you didn't qualify and used the specific example of a student planning on working during the summer. But they took that off.

Have you completed your weekly hours report? I had the same message as you but I just did my weekly report and now it’s updated and telling me when my next report is and that payment is 2-3 days

The last time I did the report was on Mar 28 (like the site asked me too).  
 
The message has not updated telling me to do another report yet, and I dont want to chance doing one and messing things up.  
 
Would just be nice to speak with someone but my hopes are slim as I have been calling since Mar 28.

Mine has been deposited.

I applied for reg EI on the 25th. My Service Canada Account said, “Under Review” until the 5th and then it switched to “Decision Made”. Deposited today.

I was told that there would be top ups if your hours has been reduced but all I read is if you haven’t had work in two weeks. I worked 5 days in two weeks total of 16 hrs can I apply for it?

I checked this morning and I got mine.  
 
Buuuuut according to my EI information, I still need to call them to be able to complete another report to state I am still not working. Guess I will try again in 30ish mins!

Anyone else got paid EI and CERB today? Not supposed to be receiving both? Now what? Others have told me that CRA made a big mistake and sent everyone CERB and will take that money back in the next day or two. Can anyone confirm? I can’t get ahold of them

I have been reading a LOT of comments on CRA's FB page that people got double payments, or more than what they thought they were supposed to get, but no one answering them.  
 
I have been trying to call since 830am and cannot get through, I keep getting hung up on.

Got a dbl payment. Been trying to call. I'll do some research and see if I can't find info on what happened and what we are suppose to do

I have called into our local MP office and are having them look into it as they have better and much quicker ways of responding to the overpayments. People have to realize that it is a mistake and not use any of that overpayment as it WILL get clawed back.

You need to have no income for 2 of the weeks/ 14 days after march 15yh. For the next period it's no income at all.  
 
If you have the hours for EI, you might be able to qualify that way.  
 
Trudeau mentioned something about people with reduced hours, but he said it's for people working less than 10 hours per week now and they haven't started it yet.

So your saying you got $4000 for the month of April vs the $2000 a for April?  
 
I got $2000 for the month of April.

Double payment meaning EI and CERB (you can’t have both) and this was a mistake. Everyone got CERB today

That's what I'm saying. I know this is a mistake and I'm not crazy enough to spend the second payment but still. Pretty big mistake!

So after 2 hrs and 45 minutes on hold, I get through to someone who has no freaking clue what I'm talking about, cant check my account, makes no sense I recieved an additional payment, can't tell me if or when or how I am to pay back the extra payment. All they tell me is to try again tomorrow. I tell them I've been trying to reach them since the 20 of March, wtf? And he proceeds to tell me the hours of can call.  
 
So my issue is this, it's great they are giving this benefit but shouldn't they be open a few extra hours to help take all the calls. Nurses are putting in extra hours and shit to deal with this crap why the hell shouldn't the govt. When you sit on hold for 5 hrs or more only to be disconnected it's a major piss off. Argh... I guess I'll just leave the payment in the account and if they want they can notify me. Arghhjhh

So what phones numbers are people calling to try to reach EI?  
 
I am trying 1-800-531-7555 and 1-800-206-7218. Both numbers I am getting no where with.  
 
I have called both numbers 100+ times, and get no where, cant even be placed in a queue to be on hold.

Thank JM

I received 2 pmts 2@$500.00 which are retro to March 15 as I applied for EI on March 20. Therefore my claim has switched to the CERB as stated. And Then received the $2000 for April. Which to my knowledge is correct. If not pls let me know thx.

If you have received double payment (4000) this was not a mistake as per Justin (on the news)

I don't believe people who are qualified for it will have to pay it back. It is taxable though, so they'll have to claim it as income. How much they pay at tax time will come down to their income bracket.  
 
I'm hoping they come out with more help for the people who dont qualify too. There are a lot of holes left and I believe that we could slow the curve on this virus much more efficiently if everyone had the opportunity to stay home. There are bound to be people out job hunting right now who should be at home.

The Prime Minister is saying that the double payments aren’t a mistake. They are retroactive payments. Makes sense. I only got one payment though and I am unsure whether it’s a retroactive payment or a current payment so no idea when the next payment can be expected.

Retro active. I applied March 20 and only got one payment. Makes zero sense

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/nationalpost.com/news/politics/we-will-know-who-got-too-much-dont-try-to-double-dip-with-cerb-federal-government-warns/amp

All tax payers in Canada will have to pay all of this money and then some back to the government and it is going to take many years. Economic recovery is going to be very slow and laborious. The service based economy which we have become used to in recent decades may be gone for good.