Explore Canada's Employment Insurance: financial support for job loss, illness, parental leave. Understand benefits and eligibility requirements for maximum aid.

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.

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 ...

If you're worried about job security during the Canada-U.S. trade war, the federal government is easing some employment insurance (EI) rules to support workers. On Friday, Minister of Employment ...

Canadians may be having a tougher time finding and keeping stable employment in 2025, as new data shows the number of Employment Insurance (EI) recipients is rising at a much faster rate than last ...

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 ...

Among the emergency provisions are increases to family benefits, a six-month interest-free pause on federal student loan payments and a biweekly payment of $900 for sick or laid-off workers who do not ...