OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is ramping up the pressure and threatening legal action on unco-operative ineligible COVID-19 benefit recipients as the tax authority looks to recoup nearly $10 billion in lingering overpayments.

As COVID-19 emergency benefits like CERB and its successor the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) came to an end by 2022, the Canada Revenue Agency and its partners knew they faced the monumental task of recouping billions of dollars in overpayments.

The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to recoup nearly $10 billion in lingering overpayments.{ai:summary}<p>The Canada Revenue Agency is cracking down on unco-operative COVID-19 benefit recipients to recover $10 billion in overpayments from programs like CERB and CRB. The tax authority is threatening legal action as emergency benefits come to an end. #economy</p>

CRA threatening legal measures to recoup billions from ineligible COVID-19 benefit recipients

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