The Liberals had originally pegged the cost of modifying Employment Insurance at $7 billion.

The CRA says it will update some of the wording in its online application for the CRB to "clear up any ambiguity" about eligibility.

There are also plans for a new federal disability benefit modeled after the Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors.

With the Canada Emergency Response Benefit soon coming to an end, many unemployed Edmontonians are lobbying the federal government.

The Canadian Labour Congress is hoping the government widens planned changes to the employment insurance system to provide jobless benefits to any worker in the country even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

A Winnipeg non-profit will be receiving over $400,000 worth of food as the federal government moves to improve food security several months into the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CERB will be extended another four weeks.

Between August 4 and 7, the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) approved 92 evictions due to rent arrears.

Ottawa has promised a 'seamless' switchover that will leave no one behind.

The federal government estimates four million people will be moved onto employment insurance when the Canada Emergency Response Benefit starts winding down.