Employment Insurance
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Province to up Rent Assist benefits for low-income ManitobansFamilies Minister Rochelle Squires said Wednesday that eligible households receiving employment assistance can access the benefits, as can low-income renters who aren't on EIA.EconomyJun 9
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2 year study of EI needed to buy time for needed tech upgrades: QualtroughThe federal budget proposed $648 million over seven years to fund a long-term technological upgrade to the EI system.CanadaMay 9
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Saskatoon mom warns families about irreversible parental leave errorA Saskatoon mom says she applied for the wrong type of parental leave benefits and nothing can be done to fix it.CanadaApr 26
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Nova Scotia advocates urge Ottawa to fulfill election promise to extend EI sickness benefitNova Scotia-based health advocates are urging the federal government to implement a 2019 election promise to extend employment insurance sickness benefits.HealthFeb 27
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Measures to streamline COVID-19 benefits and EI leaves mother waiting weeks for support"Honestly, I don't have weeks at this point," she said. "I have days."CanadaFeb 5
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Received CERB payments? Watch your mailbox for T4A tax slips from the CRACanadians that received emergency coronavirus benefits in 2020 will begin receiving their T4A slips, which the Canada Revenue Agency is set to start mailing out this week.MoneyJan 11
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Canada’s decades old EI system needs review, modernization: commissionerThe representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Parliament.CanadaOct 28, 2020
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New changes to Employment Insurance will cost $7.7B, PBO predictsThe Liberals had originally pegged the cost of modifying Employment Insurance at $7 billion.CanadaOct 19, 2020
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Canadians who ran out of EI eligible for Canada Recovery Benefit, government confirmsThe CRA says it will update some of the wording in its online application for the CRB to "clear up any ambiguity" about eligibility.MoneyOct 15, 2020
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Throne speech pledges extended wage subsidy, help for women and taxesThere are also plans for a new federal disability benefit modeled after the Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors.MoneySep 23, 2020
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