BREAKING: Trudeau confirms US border closing, announces emergency funding for unemployed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed media Wednesday morning after US President Donald Trump confirmed over Twitter that the Canada-US border would be "temporarily closing."

Trump's tweet clarifies that the border closure would apply to all "non-essential traffic," and trade not being affected.

Prime Minister Trudeau clarified several details of the unprecedented measures, as the PM had announced just a day earlier that the border with the United States would remain open.

This time around, Trudeau confirmed the borders would in fact be closed. "Travellers will no longer be permitted to cross the border for recreation and tourism," said Trudeau.

"Essential travel will continue," said Trudeau, regarding supply chains that bring food, fuel, and lifesaving medicine.

Supply chains including trucking would not be affected by the border closure.

Trudeau also addressed the financial uncertainty of those who are unable to work from home, pointing to measures announced last week for small businesses, employers, and those falling on hard times.

Trudeau also announced benefits for those who don't have access to EI or paid sick leave, a package called the Emergency Care Benefit.

"People will receive this benefit for 14 weeks for an amount comparable that is paid out on EI," a biweekly benefit for those who have fallen ill, are caretakers, or placed in quarantine or self isolation.

Those who lose their jobs but do not qualify for EI will fall under the newly announced COVID-19 Emergency Support Benefit, which will also apply to those who are self employed and need to "close shop" due to the pandemic.

"Our government will provide employers of small business with a temporarily wage subsidy equal to ten percent of salary paid to employees for a period of three months," a move made to entice employers to keep employees on payroll during these times.

Funding increases and taxes

"We're in the middle of tax season," said Trudeau. "For those who file their taxes and find that they owe money, they will have until August 2020 to pay."

Trudeau also announced that the government will be boosting the Canada Child Benefit in the coming months. "We're also going to do more for lower income Canadians. In May, our government will supplement the GST credit... to off-set the consumer tax that they pay."

Trudeau has also announced a six month interest-free moratorium on student loans.

Funding has also been increased for the homeless, as well as those who are victims of domestic abuse by increasing the funding towards women's shelters.

Trudeau also said that his government will provide $305 million for the Indigenous Community Support Fund to help First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Nations.

In total, $55 billion has been announced to aid households and families in an effort to stabilize the economy, as well as $27 billions in direct support to Canadian businesses.

Before answering questions, Trudeau grabbed his jacket from inside his house.

Trudeau said he talked with Trump about border closures, reassuring that trade would not be cancelled, and that the border measures for most Canadians will last as long as they are necessary.

When asked if Canada was headed towards a recession, Trudeau put focus on helping families and businesses, saying that it would have some economic impact, but that Canada would "get rolling again," promising that the country would "bounce back strongly."

This is a breaking news article and will be updated.