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Apply Now for the CERB

April 6, 2020

The application process for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is now open. Apply quickly via your CRA My Account or via telephone 1-800-959-2041 or 1-800-959-2019.

You will need your SIN, verify you’re out of work due to COVID-19 and that you made over $5000 in income last year.

Click here to read commonly asked questions and answers regarding the CERB.

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.