Employment Insurance – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Employment Insurance – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Temporary changes to EI made during pandemic are set to expire next month https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/temporary-changes-to-ei-made-during-pandemic-are-set-to-expire-next-month/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:38:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=450179 The expiration comes as the federal government works on modernizing the program

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]]> EI filings surged alongside lockdowns: StatsCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ei-filings-surged-alongside-lockdowns-statscan/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:10:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=423920 Ontario's latest stay-at-home orders met with jump in EI claims

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]]> Ottawa should review employment insurance as economy recovers: IMF https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ottawa-should-review-employment-insurance-as-economy-recovers-imf/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:35:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=418210 Canada's pandemic response was "timely, decisive and well-co-ordinated," said the global lender

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]]> Waiting period temporarily waived for EI benefits https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/waiting-period-waived-for-ei-benefits/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:47:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=415170 Between Jan. 31 and Sept. 25, applicants will be able to start their claims and receive benefits immediately

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]]> Government help during Covid-19: a summary https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/government-help-during-covid-19-a-summary/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:00:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=397589 Let clients know about available assistance

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]]> Bigger role for government post-pandemic https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bigger-role-for-government-post-pandemic/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 22:37:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=410396 EI reform could be the most enduring effect of Covid-19, according to a CIBC economist

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]]> Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pandemic-exposes-need-for-basic-income-program-expert-says/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:39:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=408944 More than $81.6 billion was paid to 8.9 million people through the CERB

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]]> Liberals propose upping value of new Covid-19 benefits to match sunsetting CERB https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/liberals-propose-upping-value-of-new-covid-19-benefits-to-match-sunsetting-cerb/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:38:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=407800 Proposal would boost benefits to unemployed workers to $500 per week

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]]> Feds freeze EI premiums in response to pandemic https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/feds-freeze-ei-premiums-in-response-to-pandemic/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:20:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=407054 Employer and employee rates to remain unchanged for next two years

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]]> A guide to the new EI and the government’s three new benefits for workers https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/a-guide-to-the-new-ei-and-the-governments-three-new-benefits-for-workers/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:47:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=405879 An overview of how the new programs will work

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