Wrong, if the government is Ontario and provincial. In Ontario, car pooling is a prohibited activity that can only be allowed under strict government control, as determined by a government regulatory agency set up to oversee such ...

Premiums collected from employers, based on wages, are bound to be lower as the Ontario economy slows and employment falls. At the same time, expenses are rising, in part due to generous new benefits brought in by the Ontario Liberal ...

"They've ignored all of our 'fairness campaign' issues,'' he said, referring to Premier Dalton McGuinty's crusade to improve employment insurance benefits for Ontario workers and increase federal health transfers. ...

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 ...

This in turn determines the maximum weekly EI benefits. The MIE is calculated according to a formula set out in the Employment Insurance Act that indexes the MIE to growth in the average industrial wage. ...

It will also urge more federal child-care funding to the provinces and greater access to employment insurance benefits. Wednesday's throne speech charting the newly elected government's course offers little hope of new spending. ...

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.

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. ...

Daniel A. Lublin is a Toronto Employment Lawyer, specializing in the law of wrongful dismissal. He can be reached by email or you can visit his firm’s website. Contact Information. 317 Adelaide St. West, Suite 1001 Toronto, Ontario ...

unemployment is increasing and laid off workers are discovering the failure of the unemployment insurance system. in london, only 29% of unemployed workers can collect employment insurance benefits because there are so many barriers. ...