EI
Liberals told to build new benefits for ill, unemployed workers
Program would also help jobseekers who exhaust regular EI benefits and heading towards welfare.
Rare EI case leads to call for service changes to avoid stress for claimants
Highlights problems that arise when there’s miscommunication with officials trying to provide help to those who need it.
Federal analysis outlines how extra EI benefit program topped $1.92B
More workers allowed to receive extra payments and unemployment rates stayed higher, longer.
Extended EI benefits blow past budget as program expires
High cost for the program was one of the reasons it wasn’t renewed.
Federal government set to help softwood industry with $1B aid package
Plan expected to include EI enhancements for laid-off workers and funds to assist with exploring new markets and innovations.
Extra EI help to hard hit regions tops $1 billion
The government estimated that 235,000 people would use the extra weeks of benefits, but there have more than 267,000 claims.
Feds not considering extended EI for any more regions
Both Yellowknife and Thunder Bay could meet requirements next month if unemployment rates do not drop significantly.
Wall decisively wins third term in Saskatchewan
Back to pushing Ottawa on pipelines and EI.
Wall, Trudeau continue to spar over EI changes
Sakstachewan premiers says federal government excluded two-thirds of the province’s oilpatch.
Those left out of EI changes should ‘be pleased’ they’re not harder hit: Trudeau
The federal budget boosted EI benefits for some parts of the country, but left some areas of the oilpatch out.
Trudeau to talk EI in Calgary
Government has picked 12 regions that need the most help with extra weeks of EI benefits for jobless workers.
Boost workers’ skills, tweak EI to help workforce: report
C.D. Howe calls for national framework on EI eligibility and benefits.
Boost workers’ skills, tweak EI to help workforce: report
C.D. Howe Institute must focus on creating a more highly skilled workforce to increase productivity.
EI fraud surpasses $100M, but government sees long collection times
Why the department is putting off more and more of its debt-collection efforts into the future remains unclear.
Atlantic premiers meeting focuses on the economy
St. John’s, NL meting will also gauge impact of EI changes
