Igloolik and Taloyoak Added as Lockdown Regions
Order Amending the Lockdown Regions Designation Order (COVID-19), No. 3: SOR/2022-66
The order designates the communities of Igloolik and Taloyoak, Nunavut, as lockdown regions under the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act, allowing eligible workers there to claim the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit. Benefit access is retroactive to the week beginning 2022-03-13 (the benefit period ended 2022-03-19 for these communities); the order was registered and came into force on 2022-03-24.
- Published
- April 13, 2022
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Order Amending the Lockdown Regions Designation Order (COVID-19), No. 3
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- March 24, 2022
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The Order Amending the Lockdown Regions Designation Order (COVID-19), No. 3 adds two Nunavut communities to the list of designated lockdown regions so people there can access the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit. The benefit is available retroactively for the week beginning March 13, 2022 (for these communities, the benefit period ended the Saturday of that week, March 19, 2022). The order was registered on March 24, 2022.
What it does#
- Adds the communities within the boundaries of Igloolik, Nunavut and Taloyoak, Nunavut to the schedule of the Lockdown Regions Designation Order (COVID-19).
- Makes the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit available to eligible workers in those communities for the benefit period beginning March 13, 2022 and ending on the Saturday of the week in which the local lockdown measures cease to apply (for these communities, that was March 19, 2022).
- The order came into force on the day it was registered (March 24, 2022) and the benefit access is retroactive to the week that began March 13, 2022.
Who's affected#
- Workers in Igloolik and Taloyoak who lost employment income or could not work because local public health orders required closures (for example, restaurants or theatres).
- The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers and pays the benefit on behalf of the federal government.
- The change does not apply territory-wide to Nunavut; it is limited to those two communities where separate local orders required closures.
Why it matters#
- It gives short-term income support to people in those communities who lost work because local lockdown orders closed businesses or prevented work during the week of March 13–19, 2022.
- The federal government estimated program costs for that week at a low of $3,600 (about 12 applicants) and a high of $6,900 (about 23 applicants).
- Making the benefit available can help people follow public health measures without losing all income, and it provides some local economic support while closures are in effect.
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Source: Canada Gazette