OTTAWA – Only two of over 100 federal government departments and agencies say they made efforts to identify and sanction staff who illegitimately applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.

According to data tabled in the House of Commons Monday, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) are the only two government organizations that investigated and ultimately fired some of their employees who simultaneously received CERB while being employed by the federal government.

the CRA and ESDC are the only two government organizations that investigated and ultimately fired some of their employees who received CERB.{ai:summary}<p>Only two out of more than 100 federal departments and agencies in Canada, the CRA and ESDC, took steps to identify and sanction employees who improperly applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit while still employed. </p><p>This information was presented in a data report to the House of Commons. #crime</p>

Most government departments didn't try to identify staff who illegally used CERB, data show

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