<time datetime="2022-10-06T00:00:01-04:00">October 6, 2022</time>

The Study in Brief

As a primary pillar of Canada’s social safety net, Employment Insurance (EI) has proven itself to be slow to…

<time datetime="2021-10-14T01:00:00-04:00">October 14, 2021</time>

Providing Gig Workers with EI: No Easy Answer

<time datetime="2020-06-04T00:01:00-04:00">June 4, 2020</time>

Ontario should streamline path off welfare with more carrot, less stick

  • Ontario should trim “punitive” welfare clawbacks and hike earnings exemptions for a more…
<time datetime="2019-02-07T11:05:50-05:00">February 7, 2019</time>

February 7 –…

<time datetime="2018-01-16T06:00:00-05:00">January 16, 2018</time>

Some provinces, with more economic diversification or a concentration of workers in areas that are not very susceptible to automation, appear to be better situated for technological change than…

<time datetime="2016-12-02T00:30:52-05:00">December 2, 2016</time>

Canada should strengthen the safety net under workers in precarious jobs, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Precarious Positions: Policy Options to Mitigate Risks in Non-…

Intelligence Memos
From: David Gray To: The Hon. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion of Canada Date: January 11, 2023 Re: Reforming Canada’s EI…
Intelligence Memos
From: Tammy Schirle and Ana Ferrer To: Canadians Concerned About Gender Equity Date: October 14, 2022 Re: Helping Moms Find Their Way Back to Work More than 900,000 married parents…
Intelligence Memos
The federal government is finalizing its long-promised reform of the Employment Insurance system. In this special three-part series, Miles Corak argues that the financing of the program should be…