Employment Insurance

Fixing a Persistent Problem: Canada's Regional Pockets of Unemployment

<time datetime="2008-10-01T00:00:00-04:00">October 1, 2008</time>

The Welfare Enigma: Explaining the Dramatic Decline in Canadians’ Use of Social Assistance, 1993–2005

Chronic Rigidity: The East’s Labour Market Problem and How to Fix It

<time datetime="2007-12-01T00:00:00-05:00">December 1, 2007</time>

Has EI Reform Unraveled? Canada’s EI Regime in the 2000s

<time datetime="2006-11-01T00:00:00-05:00">November 1, 2006</time>

Misplaced Talent: The Rising Dispersion of Unemployment Rates in Canada

Restoring Purpose: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2005

<time datetime="2005-02-01T04:00:00-05:00">February 1, 2005</time>

Intelligence Memos

James Uguccioni – Improving Employment Insurance Benefits to Protect Children

The C.D. Howe Institute put out a call late last year for Intelligence Memos from next-generation policy leaders. The purpose of the program is to provide a platform for new or soon-to-be graduates…

Op-Ed

Steer clear of EI for gig workers – Financial Post Op-Ed

It all seems so straightforward and evident: why not cover vulnerable “gig” workers, an often-marginalized group in the economy, who were hit so hard by the pandemic, under EI? In June, a…

Intelligence Memos

David Gray – Gig Workers and Employment Insurance: No Easy Answers

From: David Gray To: Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough Date: October 22, 2021 Re: Gig Workers and Employment Insurance: No Easy Answers COVID-19 has laid bare the…