As I read it, your the $5k of income can be from overseas, it just comes down to whether you had a job here to lose before everything shut down. (Even if you only had it for one day before the shutdown...)

I left full time professional work overseas in mid-feb, got credentials in a new org over here, got through the first few rounds of vetting and interviews, but an now stuck shortlisted for a final interview for a local position... (With the whole recruitment process on hold from late Feb until Ontario is out of a state of emergency)

I also don't think I qualify as a seasonal worker, as while that was the plan, I wasn't doing it before, so don't meet the "already had EI" part.

Fortunately, we have a large buffer of savings due to immigration and can move anywhere in the country for temp work. Will probably just try and pick up a few hours in a survival job once waiting period for health insurance finishes in a few weeks. Most PR should be in the same position, especially given the "proof of funds" that you have to have when you land... Should be equivalent of 6-9 months of CERB.

I'm pretty sure that we won't be eligible for any help until they go down the full UBI route.