Applications to date - Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)

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Applications to date - Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB)

CESB summary data since launchFootnote 1, as of October 20, 2020

Expanded information about CESB applications

Detailed data about CESB applications is available. You may download the data in PDF or CSV format.



Total approved applications to date

2,140,230

Breakdown by eligibility period

Approved and proccessed applications by claim period
May 10 to June 6 579,120
June 7 to July 4 526,890
July 5 to August 1 534,540
August 2 to August 29 499,680

Applications by value received
CESB applications ($1,250) 1,792,580
Enhanced CESB applications ($2,000)Footnote 2 347,650




Total unique applicantsFootnote 3

708,440



Total dollar value of CESB paid

$ 2.94 billion


Footnotes

Footnote 1

All numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 except for dollar value of CESB paid.

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Footnote 2

The benefit provides up to an extra $750 for each 4-week period, if at least one of the following requirements is met:

  1. The applicant has a disability as defined for this benefit
  2. The applicant has at least one child under the age of 12 or other dependents

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Footnote 3

A unique applicant is an individual. Each unique applicant may apply for more than one eligibility period (total applications).

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