Jan. 2017 Employment Insurance (EI) Changes

2018-04-17T15:54:35+00:00

Earlier this year, the federal government unveiled a number of changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program in its initial budget, including a shorter waiting period for EI benefits. The proposal was adopted in June 2016 and will go into effect on January 1, 2017. Benefits are currently paid for 17 weeks, including a two-week [...]