CERB is most definitely not a UBI. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-applic

CERB is most definitely not a UBI. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-applicati... The Benefit is available to workers: * Who have stopped working because of reasons related to COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits or have exhausted their Employment Insurance regular benefits or Employment Insurance fishing benefits between December 29, 2019 and October 3, 2020; * Who had employment and/or self-employment income of at least $5,000 in 2019 or in the 12 months prior to the date of their application; and * Who have not quit their job voluntarily. Because it's not a UBI and government programs have the tendency to multiply like rabbits, we also get the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) to cover different groups.