CRA fires 120 employees, staff ‘inappropriately claimed’ CERB

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has fired dozens of employees who “inappropriately claimed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to news outlets, including CTV News, the agency said in a statement on Sept. 1 that “120 individuals are no longer with the CRA.”

“The CRA takes any form of wrongdoing very seriously, and is strongly committed to protecting the integrity of Canada’s tax and benefit systems and demonstrating to Canadians that [we are] a trusted and fair organization,” the statement reads.

“When misconduct is identified, we ensure that the appropriate actions are taken to address it.”

The update comes just months after the CRA announced in June that it had dismissed 20 staff members. At the time, the agency claimed it was investigating approximately 600 additional cases.

The CRA’s statement also noted that the actions of some “in no way undermine the honesty and integrity of the more than 60,000 CRA employees who work every day in an exemplary manner to serve Canadians.”

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