Canada Emergency Student Benefit - Do GRA hours count?

[bikkil]

Hi all

I am a student who is on a graduate research assistantship. I work a number of hours per week where I get a stipend 60% of which is income (taxable) and 40% is award (bursary non taxable). My question is: do the income hours count towards calcualting the monthly income cap making you eligible for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit? In simple workds, if my taxable income on campus is more than the $1000 cap, am I still eleigile for CESB? I am a permanent resident by the way.

The reason I am asking is I came to know that international students can work their 20 hours per week in addition to whatever hours they work on campus.

I hope my question is clear?

Regards

 

[scylla]

Hi all

I am a student who is on a graduate research assistantship. I work a number of hours per week where I get a stipend 60% of which is income (taxable) and 40% is award (bursary non taxable). My question is: do the income hours count towards calcualting the monthly income cap making you eligible for the Canada Emergency Student Benefit? In simple workds, if my taxable income on campus is more than the $1000 cap, am I still eleigile for CESB? I am a permanent resident by the way.

The reason I am asking is I came to know that international students can work their 20 hours per week in addition to whatever hours they work on campus.

I hope my question is clear?

Regards

The 60% would count. The 40% will not since it's not income.

 

[bikkil]

Thanks a lot scylla, this is clear now