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1. Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond

   Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, August 7, 2020 The spike in unemployment across Canada due to the COVID pandemic has triggered changes in the employment insurance (EI) program. When unemployment grows in any of the country’s 62 EI regions, EI ...

2. Overly generous EI system could cause problems long after CERB winds down

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 24, 2020 Canada’s employment insurance (EI) is on autopilot, heading in a perilous direction. As unemployment increases, EI’s accessibility and generosity automatically grow, with risky consequences for Canada’s fiscal ...

3. Extended Employment Insurance Now Open to All: Atlantic Canada’s Warning for Other Provinces

   The structure of Canada’s Employment Insurance system is rapidly changing across Canada on autopilot. As unemployment grows, the generosity and accessibility of Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) increases. The number of hours of work required to collect ...