Employment Insurance

Temporary EI measure for long-tenured workers to cost $853M: PBO Temporary EI measure for long-tenured workers to cost $853M: PBO

Policy

Temporary EI measure for long-tenured workers to cost $853M: PBO

EI premium will increase by less than 1%

By Jonathan Got |January 29, 2026

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Employment insurance ranks rise: StatsCan Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Economic Indicators

Employment insurance ranks rise: StatsCan

Number of workers collecting jobless benefits jumped 6% in July

By James Langton |September 21, 2023

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Jobless benefits sit at record low: StatsCan Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Economic Indicators

Jobless benefits sit at record low: StatsCan

Labour market remains tight, with unemployment and EI numbers at all-time lows

By Staff |May 18, 2023

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Jobless benefit claims rise in February: StatsCan Jobless benefit claims rise in February: StatsCan

Economic Indicators

Jobless benefit claims rise in February: StatsCan

Monthly increase in EI recipients comes off historic low in January

By Staff |April 20, 2023

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