The Government of Canada has released the new employment insurance rates for 2026, and while the premium may be dropping, many Canadians will end up actually seeing more taken off their paycheques.

The New Democratic Party and a group of labour unions are calling on the federal government to change Canada’s employment insurance rules so that new parents, especially new mothers, are not denied ...

Canadian labour groups have come together to demand changes in Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI), claiming that things as they are show signs of systemic discrimination against women. Currently, the ...

The number of people on Employment Insurance in Canada remained flat in March, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The federal agency said 545,700 people received regular EI benefits during the month, ...

The Government of Canada has introduced even more employment insurance (EI) measures to support workers affected by the trade war. Last Friday, Minister of Jobs and Families Steven MacKinnon announced ...

A new report from Statistics Canada shows that the number of people receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits has increased staggeringly in just one year. Canada's unemployment rate has been high ...

A growing number of men and women in Canada’s working-age population are getting unemployment benefits, recent data shows. Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the number of men aged 25 to 54 ...

Federal Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would widen the eligibility for Canada's employment insurance system, and introduce a universal basic income program if she becomes the ...

Almost 474,000 people are receiving regular employment insurance in Canada, according to the latest data — a 10 per cent increase compared to the same time last year. A new Statistics Canada report ...

The number of employment insurance (EI) recipients in B.C. dropped for the third consecutive month in August, according to Statistics Canada data released October 20. A decrease of 2,200 in August ...

When working women become pregnant they, at some point, need to decide when to go on maternity leave — and for how long. However, a full maternity leave is not always an option. For Lisa Armstrong, an ...