The rollout of the pandemic relief payments saw billions doled out to individuals and businesses on a pay-now-ask-questions-later basis. But the verification process was far from perfect
In late 2021, Tressa Mitchell was dealing with doctor’s appointments for her ailing mother when she got a call from the Canada Revenue Agency seeking information to verify her eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
There was also a labourer and web designer who submitted a police report to prove that his tax and banking documents had been stolen from Union Station in Toronto, even managing to secure $800 in costs from the CRA. The CRA employee said Mitchell hadn’t tried hard enough, would have to pay back thousands, and her case was being closed.
The judge found the previous tax agent had “mischaracterized” Mitchell’s evidence, wrongfully concluding she voluntarily quit her job. Judy Sjogren, a former nurse in her early 60s who lives in Big River, Sask., survives off the Canada Pension Plan, and by selling drawings she makes with her one good hand. She lost a court fight after being ordered to repay $7,000 in CERB.
A spokeswoman for the CRA said in an e-mail that 1,046 individuals have filed court challenges over pandemic benefits, including cases that have been closed and those still pending. The agency wanted more than $7,000 back – more than Sjogren makes in a typical year – so she sought a judicial review without the help of a lawyer. She said she could neither find one, nor afford one.
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