1 day ago by Simon Lewchuk

Canada's Employment Insurance system is failing a majority of workers. Reforms to make the system more accessible are needed, but should take part within a larger conversation about how to structure Canada’s income support programs in a coordinated, comprehensive way. Read more »

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1 day ago by Andrew Jackson

Sigh. Here we go again. More evidence-free corporate policy advocacy. The Chamber of Commerce put out a report today – actually I can’t find much in the way of background research on their web site – which points with alarm to labour and skills shortages, and calls for a less generous EI program to ...

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7 days ago by TheTax Issue

Did you know that self-employed individuals can now apply for Employment Insurance? Changes in the Employment Insurance Act recently enacted have made it possible for self-employed taxpayers to opt in to the EI program. Since January 1, ,2010, if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident yo ...

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9 days ago by Alan McEwen

Employers are often asked by their employees for advice on Employment Insurance. Specifically, employees often ask if they will be able to qualify for EI benefits. Employers should know what to say in response to such questions. The following is meant to provide guidance on that response. First, emp ...

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10 days ago by Yosie Saint-Cyr

Image: www.thestar.com On January 24, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case of a British Columbia mother seeking to change the Employment Insurance Act and employment standards legislation to allow maternity leave for adoptive parents. In refusing to hear the case, the Court uph ...

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17 days ago by Pamela

So much for being fiscally responsible! Maybe the reason the number of Service Canada's E.I. offices is being slashed by over 80% is to pay for this boondoggle. EI financing agency spends millions doing nothing - Politics - CBC News: Backlogged by Design Conservative ridings benefit from... ..

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19 days ago by Erin Weir

Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall recently issued a statement exhorting his fellow Premiers to blaze largely unspecified new trails on healthcare, Employment Insurance and Equalization. Unfortunately, he misses the ball on all three issues. Greg Fingas and Verda Petry have already refuted Wall’s call for fur ...

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21 days ago by Erin Weir

Today, Statistics Canada reported that the number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell for a third consecutive month in November. This decline would be good news if it reflected an improving labour market. Unfortunately, unemployment has also increased for three consecutive ...

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23 days ago by Andrew Jackson

Michael Mendelson has posted a long comment on my earlier post regarding the Mowat Report on EI. He defends Caledon’s proposal for temporary non EI income support for the unemployed as a clear improvement over welfare , and stresses that it is not intended to undermine EI as a social insurance progr ...

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26 days ago by ken

As the Canadian Conservative government cuts back on government jobs there is a noticeable effect on some services including payments to jobless Canadians who collect Employment Insurance. Of course it is really unemployment insurance but the new positive spin Orwellian language calls it Employment ...

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