Judicial review dismissed; applicant required to repay CERB due to concurrent receipt of EI-ERB.
The applicant sought judicial review of a Canada Revenue Agency decision requiring him to repay $2,000 in Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments.
The CRA found that the applicant had received both CERB and Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit (EI-ERB) for the same four-week period, rendering him ineligible for CERB under the governing legislation.
The Federal Court held that the decision was reasonable, as the statutory provisions explicitly prohibited receiving both benefits concurrently, despite the applicant's arguments regarding confusing government communication.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
