Phase 2 COVID-19 fish harvester benefit payments will be issued to approximately 12,000 individuals throughout Canada.
$50,000,000.00 CAD
≈ $1.20 for every person in Canada
≈ 639 Canadians' average pay for a year
- Department
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2021-2022
- Agreement period
- April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
- Reference
- dfo-mpo:086-2021-2022-Q2-00077
Published purpose
To provide financial support to self-employed harvesters who were not eligible for other financial relief programs
In plain English AI-generated
This record covers payments of $50 million to approximately 12,000 self-employed fish harvesters in Canada who were not eligible for other COVID-19 financial relief programs.
Category: Other Primarily funds activity in Canada
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