The Canada Revenue Agency has opened up its snitch line to tips about fraud in the COVID-19 federal aid programs.
The CRA website says says its National Leads Program is now accepting information regarding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS).
“If you suspect a potential misuse of the COVID-19 emergency benefits and programs, the National Leads Centre is currently accepting leads on these programs,” now reads the update on the National Leads Program website.
Specifically, the agency says it’s looking for information regarding people who are receiving either CERB or CESB who are ineligible, or businesses or charities that are “misusing” the wage subsidy program.
As of June 1, the government had processed more than 15 million applications for CERB, including more than eight million unique applicants, and paid out more than $42 billion in benefits.
Some Canadians may have inadvertently "double dipped" and received two payments when they were only entitled to one.
Those individuals are able to return or repay the CERB benefit online or by mail.
You can find the link to the snitch line here.