Key Actions Since 2015 to Support Workers Established a $15 federal minimum wage, which comes into effect this December, and will rise with inflation. Permanently extended the EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks, coming into effect in summer 2022. Created the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) to provide direct support for eligible workers who have lost their income due to COVID-19. Introduced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), which has helped businesses keep more than 5 million Canadians at work since the start of the pandemic. Introduced the Canada Training Credit (CTC), which is a new refundable tax credit to help Canadians with the cost of eligible training fees. Share