Financial support for working Albertans who are experiencing hardship resulting from COVID-19.
** Information as of April 10, 2020 **
EMERGENCY ISOLATION SUPPORT: On March 18, 2020, the Government of Alberta announced the Emergency Isolation Support program to bridge the short period until the Government of Canada announced its own support program. Now that the Government of Canada has announced that the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is available, this program is now closed after successfully distributing funds to over 79,596 eligible Albertans since the launch of the program, for a total of approximately $91.7 million, close to double the amount originally allocated.
UTILITY PAYMENT DEFERRAL: Albertans who are experiencing financial hardship can work with their utility company to defer electricity and natural gas bills until June 19, 2020 without any late fees or added interest payments. In addition, no Albertan can be cut off from these services or see their services reduced during this period.
PROPERTY TAX, STUDENT LOANS, & MORE: Albertans who are experiencing financial hardship can work with their utility company to defer electricity and natural gas bills until June 19, 2020 without any late fees or added interest payments. In addition, no Albertan can be cut off from these services or see their services reduced during this period.
- REFERENCE: https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-supports-for-albertans.aspx and https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-financial-support-for-businesses-and-organizations.aspx
Source: The Government of Alberta