A Debt of Shame: The Pandemic Benefit Debacle Continues The Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) latest figures reveal that it still owes over $5. 56 billion in COVID 19 benefits sent to ineligible recipients.
This staggering sum has been nearly halved since last November, but the fact remains that billions of dollars in improper payments were made.
Initially, the CRA was owed over $10 billion in benefits to those who didn't meet income requirements.