Ottawa wrote off $4.5B in COVID benefit repayments last year: auditor general
OTTAWA — The Office of the Auditor General of Canada says the federal government wrote off billions of dollars last year for COVID-19 benefits that are no longer expected to be paid back. The federal government is trying to recoup payments made to Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic if it determines someone was overpaid or ineligible for the benefit. But when the government expects not to be…
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