The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today welcomed the Canada Employment Insurance Commission’s decision to hold the Employment Insurance ...

Bi-weekly columns from Canada's leading tax policy theorist. Exclusive to FP Comment. The NoPigou Club aims to counter the ideas of the Pigou Club, an informal assembly of economists and pundits who support the idea of raising gasoline ...

... Bill C-217, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care benefits for caregivers); Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted ...

In August, 487500 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, virtually unchanged from July. During the month, regular benefit payments increased 2.7% to $729.8 million.

Acting under legislative authority introduced in 2005 that gives the Canada Employment Insurance (EI) Commission the authority to set the EI premium rate, the EI Commission today announced the 2009 premium rate. 12 Vote(s)

We need to make sure that employment insurance is there for Canadians when they need it. Similarly, we should change the Canada Student Loan program to ensure that all students have access to low-interest support. ...

(CEP News) Ottawa - The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits edged up 0.2% in August from the month before, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

Under Canadian law, when a birth or adoption takes place the parents may take a total of 35 weeks of parental leave while receiving benefits under the Employment Insurance program. The weeks taken by each parent are added together, ...

In July, 492860 people in Canada received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 28230 or 6.1% from June. This increase was led by Manitoba (+21.1%), Saskatchewan (+18.8%) and Ontario (+12.8%). Every province except Quebec ...

The Panel clearly opened the door wide to foreign takeovers in sectors where some regulatory hurdles and degree of Canadian ownership and control still exist - communications companies, the banks, airlines and the media/cultural sector ...