Federal government is making changes to the $1,000 sickness benefit: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians who have travelled abroad should not expect to collect a benefit for people who have to isolate themselves.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is making changes to the $1,000 sickness benefit.

He says the program is for workers who have to quarantine because they are sick or have had close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19.

Trudeau says the point was never to subsidize vacations and he's frustrated and angry that non-essential travellers might have claimed the benefit.

The government will revise the rules to make it clear they're not eligible but Trudeau hasn't said when that will be done.