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Canadians applying for coronavirus sick leave benefit now required to disclose travel

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coronavirus benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country.The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirement following an uproar over the possibility of Canadians applying for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit after ignoring public-health advice to not engage in non-essential travel.

When are you actually allowed to travel and how will the government check? The sickness benefit pays $500 per week for up to two weeks for anyone who has to quarantine because of COVID-19.The CRA says it was intended to help frontline workers and others who may have been exposed to the illness but whose employers do not offer paid sick leave.The new requirement will apply to anyone applying.

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