The federal government is extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) into September.
According to CTV News, the plan will see the millions of people still claiming CERB transitioned into a revamped Employment Insurance (EI) program.
Three new temporary benefits are being established for EI, including a form of paid sick leave and are budgeted to cost at least $37-billion over the next year.
According to a release, the economic reopening has seen millions of people return to work, but there are still millions of unemployed Canadians in harder-hit industries that will take longer to bounce back.
The plan announced Thursday would see those who qualify transition to EI by Sept. 27.