Claims to date: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

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Claims to date - Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)

CEWS summaryFootnote 1Footnote 2 data since launch, as of September 11, 2022Footnote 5

Expanded information about CEWS claims

Detailed data about overall CEWS claims is also available. You may download the data in PDF or CSV format.



Total approved applications

5,069,760

Breakdown by claim period

Approved and proccessed applications by claim period
March 15, 2020 to
April 11, 2020
(Period 1)		 264,910
April 12, 2020 to
May 9, 2020
(Period 2)		 306,380
May 10, 2020 to
June 6, 2020
(Period 3)		 309,360
June 7, 2020 to
July 4, 2020
(Period 4)		 282,620
July 5, 2020 to
August 1, 2020
(Period 5)		 298,200
August 2, 2020 to
August 29, 2020
(Period 6)		 297,620
August 30, 2020 to
September 26, 2020
(Period 7)		 285,790
September 27, 2020 to
October 24, 2020
(Period 8)		 275,640
October 25, 2020 to
November 21, 2020
(Period 9)		 266,720
November 22, 2020 to
December 19, 2020
(Period 10)		 257,190
December 20, 2020 to
January 16, 2021
(Period 11)		 242,120
January 17, 2021 to
February 13, 2021
(Period 12)		 243,430
February 14, 2021 to
March 13, 2021
(Period 13)		 241,380
March 14, 2021 to
April 10, 2021
(Period 14)		 228,400
April 11, 2021 to
May 8, 2021
(Period 15)		 218,290
May 9, 2021 to
June 5, 2021
(Period 16)		 224,270
June 6, 2021 to
July 3, 2021
(Period 17)		 208,930
July 4, 2021 to
July 31, 2021
(Period 18)		 181,170
August 1, 2021 to
August 28, 2021
(Period 19)		 163,600
August 29, 2021 to
September 25, 2021
(Period 20)		 150,440
September 26, 2021 to
October 23, 2021
(Period 21)		 123,340

All approved applications by value
Under $100K 4,929,040
$100K to $1M 134,030
$1M to $5M 6,090
Over $5M 610




Applications receivedFootnote 3

5,091,630



Unique applicants with approved claims

460,110



Dollar value of subsidies approved

$100.59 billion



Employees whose wages will be supported by CEWSFootnote 4

Employees supported By claim period (definition)
(Period 1) 3,645,560
(Period 2) 3,974,920
(Period 3) 4,305,730
(Period 4) 4,154,160
(Period 5) 5,248,190
(Period 6) 5,334,350
(Period 7) 5,231,630
(Period 8) 4,990,800
(Period 9) 4,788,020
(Period 10) 4,697,980
(Period 11) 4,275,740
(Period 12) 4,213,610
(Period 13) 4,303,920
(Period 14) 4,084,440
(Period 15) 3,769,360
(Period 16) 3,966,750
(Period 17) 3,720,510
(Period 18) 2,971,070
(Period 19) 2,701,490
(Period 20) 2,540,190
(Period 21) 2,193,420


Footnotes

Footnote 1

All numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 except for “Dollar value of subsidies approved”. The sum of the data may not add to the total due to rounding.

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Footnote 2

Numbers undergo a statistical review to ensure they represent the population of applicants. Numbers are also subject to change as claims are received, reviewed and adjusted.

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Footnote 3

Applications received includes all submitted applications (processed and approved, processed and rejected, and yet to be processed).

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Footnote 4

Based on approved applications. Employees may have been supported in more than one claim period.

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Footnote 5

These statistics are updated monthly.

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Claim periods


Claim periods
Period number Date to and from
Period 1 March 15, 2020 to April 11, 2020
Period 2 April 12, 2020 to May 9, 2020
Period 3 May 10, 2020 to June 6, 2020
Period 4 June 7, 2020 to July 4, 2020
Period 5 July 5, 2020 to August 1, 2020
Period 6 August 2, 2020 to August 29, 2020
Period 7 August 30, 2020 to September 26, 2020
Period 8 September 27, 2020 to October 24, 2020
Period 9 October 25, 2020 to November 21, 2020
Period 10 November 22, 2020 to December 19, 2020
Period 11 December 20, 2020 to January 16, 2021
Period 12 January 17, 2021 to February 13, 2021
Period 13 February 14, 2021 to March 13, 2021
Period 14 March 14, 2021 to April 10, 2021
Period 15 April 11, 2021 to May 8, 2021
Period 16 May 9, 2021 to June 5, 2021
Period 17 June 6, 2021 to July 3, 2021
Period 18 July 4, 2021 to July 31, 2021
Period 19 August 1, 2021 to August 28, 2021
Period 20 August 29, 2021 to September 25, 2021
Period 21 September 26, 2021 to October 23, 2021


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2022-10-04