What is the Canada Emergency Response Benefit?

If you have lost income because of COVID-19, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will provide you with temporary income support of $500 a week for up to 16 weeks.

Who should apply? 

You should apply if:

• You live in Canada, and you are at least 15 years old; 
• You have stopped working because of COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits:
• You had income of at least $5,000 in 2019 from employment or EI benefits. You may have earned this income in Canada or in a different country.
• You are or expect to be without employment or self-employment income for at least 14 consecutive days.

When do you apply?

Applications will be accepted beginning April 6.

How do you apply?

Telephone:  The phone line will open on April 6, 2020

1-800-959-2019   from 6:00 AM to 3:00 AM

You will need your SIN and your postal code.  

Online:  The portal will open on April 6, 2020

www.canada.ca

• If you have a Service Canada account you can apply through this account to CRA

OR

• If you do not have a Service Canada account you can apply through CRA

IMPORTANT: Before you apply for this benefit online, please register for your CRA My Account and direct deposit.

For more information, please click here.

For help, please contact your student integration team:

• Daytime students – Lauren and Jillian
• Evening students – William

Many people have lost their jobs or cannot work because they are ill or taking care of their children.

The government of Canada is offering a financial benefit, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to get money to people who have lost income due to the virus, but cannot apply for Employment Insurance (EI).

This money can be for someone who cannot work for the following reasons:

• You are ill with the virus.
• You are taking care of someone who is ill with the virus.
• You are taking care of your children while they are unable to attend school or daycare.
• You have been laid off because of the virus.

If you are a Language Training Centre student and a Permanent Resident and want to know more about this, or need help to apply for EI or the CERB, email the Student Support team (Jillian or Lauren).

If you are a Language Training Centre student and an International Student and want to know more about available supports, email the Student Support team (Jillian or Lauren).

Jillian Hoogland – jhoogland@rrc.ca
Laurne Joyce – ljoyce@rrc.ca

Daylight saving time 2020 will begin at 3:00 a.m, Sunday, March 8, 2020.

Don’t forget to ‘Spring Ahead’ and turn your clocks ahead 1 hour.

The student support team is giving away free tickets to a special family concert by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

In the concert, Wall-to-Wall Percussion,  the musicians will explore the percussion instruments of the orchestra and the musical possibilities of instruments found in every household.

• When: Sunday, March 8
  • Pre-concert activities begin at 1:00PM
  • Concert begins at 2:00PM
• Where: Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main Street

For your chance to win, go to rooms 418/419, fill out a ballot and drop it the ballot box. Winners will be contacted on March 3rd.

All students are invited to join the Student Support team for a fun-filled evening at the Manitoba Museum. There will be guides on-hand to provide information to students as well as a place for students to mingle and have some light refreshments and snacks.

• When: Thursday, February 27th (from 4:00pm – 8:00pm)
• Where: Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue
• Cost: FREE!

Students are allowed to bring guests to this event.

Registration is not required. Please visit Lauren (office 418) or Jillian (room 419) if you have any questions.

On the first and last Sunday of the month from January to March, you can try out snowshoeing for free at the Living Prairie Museum (2795 Ness Avenue).

The next event will take place Sunday, January 26, from 10 AM to 4 PM (weather permitting).

*No experience required, and snowshoes are provided.

*Snowshoes are lent out on a first come, first served basis. Be sure to wear winter boots!

For more information, click here.

Are you looking for an exciting volunteer opportunity?

Why not try volunteering for Festival du Voyageur, western Canada’s largest winter festival?

When: February 14th-February 23rd

Where: St. Boniface (Fort Gibraltar)

For more information or to apply, click here.

You are welcome to attend Red River College’s Celebration of Culture Party.

There will be cultural performances, children’s activities, and a dance party. Light refreshments will be served.

When: Friday, January 17, 2020 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: Voyageur Dining Room NDC

Advance registration is required online by January 16.

This is a free college-wide event – Everyone is Welcome!

The staff at the Language Training Centre wants to give a warm welcome to all of our new students in the Intensive English for International Students program. We look forward to meeting you and helping you to settle comfortably in Winnipeg. Please check this site regularly for information about special events for students. Have a great term!

• Are you interested in trying something new?
• Do you like to meet new people?
• Would you like to have fun while practicing your English outside of class?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Paint Night is for you!

On Tuesday, November 26, the Language Training Centre will host a Paint Night from 4:00pm-6:00pm in Room D. The very talented artist (and LTC student) Xavier, will help participants to create a beautiful painting that they can bring home at the end of the session.

• No painting experience is necessary.
• All supplies will be provided.
• This activity is FREE!

Registration is required. Please visit Lauren (room 418) or Jillian (room 419) to register.