Postsecondary students receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) in 2020

Articles and reports: 81-595-M2023001

Description: This paper uses longitudinal data derived from a database that integrates data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) with data from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) to provide insights into the differences in the rate of receipt of CERB and CESB of students who were in postsecondary education at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency benefits payments are examined along various educational and socio-economic characteristics.

Issue Number: 2023001

Author(s): Fecteau, Eric; Van Bussel, Melissa; Marshall, George

Main Product: Education, Learning and Training Research Paper Series

Format	Release date	More information
HTML	January 16, 2023
PDF	January 16, 2023

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Postsecondary Student Information System

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Tables: Labour force characteristics by type of student during summer months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality

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Stats in brief: Study: Postsecondary students receiving payments from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) in 2020

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