Employment Insurance – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:16:02 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Employment Insurance – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Employment insurance ranks rise: StatsCan https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/employment-insurance-ranks-rise-statscan/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:16:02 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231003 Number of workers collecting jobless benefits jumped 6% in July

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Jobless benefits sit at record low: StatsCan https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/jobless-benefits-sit-at-record-low-statscan/ Thu, 18 May 2023 18:11:05 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=225716 Labour market remains tight, with unemployment and EI numbers at all-time lows

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Jobless benefit claims rise in February: StatsCan https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/jobless-benefit-claims-rise-in-february-statscan/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:21:37 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=224460 Monthly increase in EI recipients comes off historic low in January

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Temporary changes to EI made during pandemic are set to expire next month https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/temporary-changes-to-ei-made-during-pandemic-are-set-to-expire-next-month/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:38:39 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=212989 The expiration comes as the federal government works on modernizing the program

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Amid severe labour shortages, long-term unemployment persists https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/amid-severe-labour-shortages-long-term-unemployment-persists/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:28:16 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=211119 Young, poorly educated workers still find it tough to get jobs

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Workers who resist vaccine mandates may not be eligible for EI: feds https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/workers-who-resist-vaccine-mandates-may-not-be-eligible-for-ei-feds/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:51:58 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=201800 Employment and Social Development Canada has issued a notice to employers enforcing vaccine mandates

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IMF recommends Canada review EI in wake of pandemic spending https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/imf-recommends-canada-review-ei-in-wake-of-pandemic-spending/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:42:23 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=192822 The global lender praised the country's response efforts in a new report

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EI reform could be the most enduring effect of Covid-19 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/ei-reform-could-be-the-most-enduring-effect-of-covid-19/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:37:13 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=187847 There could be a bigger role for government post-pandemic, says a CIBC economist

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Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/pandemic-exposes-need-for-basic-income-program-expert-says/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:44:52 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=186596 Almost nine million people received more than $81.6 billion through the CERB

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Liberals propose upping value of new Covid-19 benefits to match sunsetting CERB https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/liberals-propose-upping-value-of-new-covid-19-benefits-to-match-sunsetting-cerb/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:43:01 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=185840 Proposal would boost benefits to unemployed workers to $500 per week

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