Employment Insurance
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More youth are seeking EI amid rising unemployment rates: StatCanStatistics Canada's data showed that the number of youth receiving employment insurance in February increased for the fourth consecutive month.CanadaApr 18, 2024
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Canada’s EI system is ‘unfair’ for new parents, NDP and labour unions sayUsing qualifying hours for regular benefits reduces what workers can claim in maternity and parental benefits, the New Democratic Party and a group of labour unions say.CanadaFeb 15, 2024
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Migrant farm workers are taking Ottawa to court over EI. Here’s why.A new-class lawsuit taking the federal government to court is arguing that the genesis of tied work permits racist and deprives migrant workers of rights and benefits.CanadaJan 12, 2024
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‘Technical error’ delays EI payments to 6,000 OntariansAn investigation is underway into a 'technical issue' that caused Ontarians to have their EI payments delayed this week.CanadaFeb 8, 2023
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No EI benefits for man fired over COVID-19 vaccine, test refusal: Federal CourtA federal court judge says that a man in Ontario was not entitled to receive Employment Insurance benefits after losing his job for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing.CanadaFeb 2, 2023
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Affordability measures coming to Albertans in the new year, along with changes to CPP and EI contributionsInflation relief, announced in Premier Danielle Smith’s televised address near the end of November, should come in January.ConsumerDec 30, 2022
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EI sickness benefits to be extended to 26 weeks as feds tease long-promised reformThe maximum length of unpaid medical leave available to federally regulated private-sector workers is also being extended to 27 weeks from 17.CanadaNov 25, 2022
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Employers, workers concerned about EI program debt as premiums set to riseThe program, which is financed entirely through premiums paid by workers and employers, accumulated $25.9 billion of debt by the end of 2021.CanadaOct 14, 2022
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EI program to scrap COVID-era changes next month, worrying some workersUnder the temporary measures, workers qualify for Employment Insurance based on a national requirement of having 420 insurable employment hours.CanadaAug 23, 2022
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N.B. government abruptly cancels employment insurance program for studentsThe provincial government has abruptly ended the NE-EI Connect program that provides employment insurance to students during full-time study.EducationJun 24, 2022
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