中英对照：紧急救济金结束后的三个新的收入补贴和全民基本收入

 

 

在新冠疫情期间，加拿大联邦政府发钱给企业以维持它们的运转。渥太华实施了多个经济资助项目来支持小企业及其员工。加拿大紧急救济金项目（CERB）在过去7个月中向许多人提供了每月2000元的救济。该计划现已结束，由就业保险（EI）取代。

 

The Canada Federal Government started spending on keeping businesses afloat during the pandemic. It created many programs to support both the small businesses and their employees. The Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program gives $2000 a month to many people for the last 7 month and it is now terminated and replaced by Employment Insurance (EI).

 

本文是讨论联邦政府最终将设立全民基本收入（UBI）系列文章中的第三篇。要阅读已经发表的文章，请点击：http://chinesenewsgroup.com/news/670237。

 

This article is the third one in a series that talks about the Federal Government's ultimate goal to bring in the Universal Basic Income (UBI). For the other publications, please click: http://chinesenewsgroup.com/news/670237.

 

如果在CERB结束之后没有资格EI，你咋办？不用担心，渥太华增加了三个新的收入补贴项目，每周发给你500元，以防止有人因没有任何收入，日子过不下去。这个命名为C-4法案的新收入补贴项目已经交给国会辩论。这些收入补贴包括：

 

What will happen if you do not qualify for EI after CERB? Have no fear, the government created three new benefits providing $500 a week to catch everyone and prevent anyone from falling through the cracks. The new benefits are included in Bill C-4, which is being debated in Parliament. These benefits are:

 

1）加拿大复苏收入补贴（CRB）。该收入补贴是发给那些没有资格领取EI的自雇或打零工的人。零工是指那些个人承包商，网上平台工，合同工，随叫随到的工人和临时工。 零工一般与需要其服务的公司签订协议，为这些公司或他们的客户提供服务。零工的范围和人数很大，几乎覆盖所有不属于“早九晚五”工作的人。

 

1)The Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) is for the self-employed or gig workers who don't qualify for EI. Gig workers are independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-call workers and temporary workers. Gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies to provide services to the company's clients. This is quite a huge net to cover just about anyone who is not going to work for a “regular” job as we know it.

 

2）加拿大康复收入补贴(CRSB)。该收入补贴是发给那些因染上新冠病毒或必须自我隔离无法工作的人。

 

2)The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit is for workers who are sick or must self-isolate due to COVID-19.

 

3）加拿大康复看护收入补贴(CRCB)。该收入补贴发给那些因新冠疫情需要在家照看孩子或家属而无法工作的人。

 

3)The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit is for people who can't work because they need to care for a child or dependent for reasons related to COVID-19.

 

对于那些拿EI的人，他们在拿EI的同时必须“坚持去找工作”，包括与雇主联系，准备简历或求职信，注册和搜索人才数据库以及提交求职申请。

 

For those who are qualified for EI, they must make "reasonable and ongoing job search efforts" while receiving EI. Those efforts can include reaching out to employers, preparing a resume or cover letter, registering and searching job banks and submitting job applications.

 

需要强调的是，如果你在疫情到来前就被解雇了，那么你会直接去拿EI，并在EI拿完后转去拿CERB。如果你在疫情发生后被解雇，那你就直接拿CERB。在CERB后，你再根据原工作的小时数领取EI。

 

It is necessary to explain the different scenarios this way: If you are laid-off before the pandemic struck, you would be on EI and only switched to CERB when the EI benefits ran out. If you were laid-off after the pandemic struck, you would have gone onto receiving CERB. Now that CERB is terminated, you will go into EI and receive benefits based on the number of insured hours worked.

 

在新冠疫情期间（2020年9月27日后的12个月中），EI也非常“慷慨”。

 

There are also very “generous” changes made in EI during the COVID-19 period (for one year starting Sept 27, 2020).

 

1）自2020年8月9日起，渥太华假定全国所有地区的最低失业率为13.1％。如果你所在地区的失业率高于13.1％，渥太华将使用较高的实际失业率来计算你的收入补贴。这意味着你至少可以拿26周的收入补贴。

 

1)A minimum unemployment rate of 13.1% applies to all regions across Canada starting August 9, 2020. If your region’s unemployment rate is higher than 13.1%, the government will use the higher actual rate to calculate your benefits. This means you can receive at least 26 weeks of regular benefits.

 

2）你的工作时间如果达到EI规定的120个小时即可享受收入补贴，因为EI会自动认定你已经工作了300小时。正常情况下，你必须工作420小时后才有资格拿EI。

 

2)You only need 120 insured hours to qualify for benefits because you’ll get a one-time credit of 300 insured hours to help you meet the required 420 insured hours of work.

 

3）你每周将获得至少500元的税前收入补贴，但500元不是上限。

 

3)You’ll receive at least $500 per week before taxes but you could receive more.

4）如果你拿了CERB，你52周累积的工作时间将被延长。

 

4)If you received the CERB, the 52-week period to accumulate insured hours will be extended.

可以预料的是，不同收入补贴项目之间的转换可能会很乱，拿收入补贴的人可能需要足够的耐心，有些人甚至无法顺利地拿到收入补贴。很多人也许不能按时拿到钱。

 

It is anticipated that the transition between the different programs can be messy and recipients have to go through a teething process with many of them falling through the cracks and not getting smooth and seamless continuation for their cheques. This means possibly many will have to wait at some point and not getting a cheque at regular intervals.

 

目前，尚无明确迹象表明在EI和其他经济复苏项目结束后，渥太华会实施全民基本收入（UBI）。即使要实施UBI，那也要等到明年，至少在联邦大选之前宣布。否则，特鲁多的政府将在反对党的不信任投票中垮台。

 

At this time, there are no explicit signs pointing to the implementation of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) after EI and other recovery benefit programs run out their courses. It is clear that if the UBI is coming, then it would come next year and at least announced before an election is called or the government lets itself be defeated in a non-confidence motion by the opposition parties.

 

UBI是一个渴望留在台上，贿赂选民的措施。许多人会喜欢UBI。 UBI的代价将由未来几代人偿还。 

 

UBI is a vote buying program initiated by a power hungry government that would be welcomed by many. The cost of UBI will impact our future generations for decades to come.