Finances
2-1-1:
- Offers help to pay for utility bills if you can’t afford it
- Can assist with homelessness
Alberta Income Support: 1-877-644-9992
- https://www.alberta.ca/income-support-how-to-apply.aspx
- Only online applications are accepted at this time
Alberta Emergency Financial Assistance: 1-866-644-5135
Calgary Transit:
- March low-income transit passes will roll over to April
Enmax: (403) 310-2010
- “COVID-19 Relief Program”: Payment flexibility via installment plans and payment date extensions
- Currently suspending disconnections due to nonpayment
Service Canada
- SEPARATE LINE for COVID-19 Related cases: 1-833-381-2725
- Employment Insurance: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/coronavirus.html
- Wait times are waived.
- People who are sick, quarantined, or a caregiver may quality.
Canada Emergency Funds for COVID-19
- Click here for more information…
- GST credit – up to $300 single adults – $600 for couples
- Child Tax benefit Top up – $300 per child added on top of what you receive already.
- Student loan payments deferred
- 6 month timeframe
- no payments
- no interest accrual
- Indigenous community-based support fund
- $200 million provided for community resources
- Shelters/homeless needs
- Sexual assault/transition homes
- 10% wage subsidy for small-medium sized businesses for employees.
- $25,000 per employer
- Ensured Mortgage Protection Program
- 50 billion provided
- payment deferrals
- special payment arrangements
- Bank Supports
- auto loans – deferral of payments possible
- contact bank directly
- speak to your institutions
- Personal Income Tax
- payment before September. 1st/2020 – extended deadline for income tax payments owed
- Filing deadline for Income Tax – June.1st/2020
- Emergency Care Benefit
- Quarantined or caring for sick family member
- Providing $900 bi weekly
- Payment via direct deposit
- Will not require medical documentation
- Starting early April
- Emergency support fund – $5 Billion
- more info to come