Département de science politique
Faculté des sciences sociales

Université Laval

Starting in 2017, we will reduce the waiting period for benefits. When a worker loses their job and applies for Employment Insurance, they will only be without income for one week, not two.

Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 20)

"Currently, EI claimants must serve a two-week waiting period prior to receiving benefits. The waiting period will be reduced from two weeks to one week." ("Growing The Middle Class" Budget 2016-2017) 

Source metadata

Date
March 22, 2016
Status
Promesse réalisée
Political leader
Justin Trudeau - 2015
Subject
Économie et Employabilité

Political promise

Record
#5109
Language
EN