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CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a business & markets story. CBC Canada is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 18 Sept 2026, 19:50 UTC. The headline in use is “CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Ottawa is still owed $5. 56 billion of outstanding debt related to COVID-19 benefits sent to those who were later deemed ineligible, according to data the Canada Revenue Agency provided to CBC News.
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- First reported by CBC Canada
CRA still owed over $5B in COVID-19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients
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- CBC Canada