Between Sept. The previous week, there were 1. Those who stopped receiving EI may be able to qualify for the Canada Recovery Benefit CRB , which is available to people who are unable to work, or have had at least a per-cent reduction in their average weekly income, because of COVID However, CRB is only scheduled to run until Oct.
The key question is whether the Liberal Party will seek to extend COVID programs again as parts of the country grapple with a fourth wave of infections — and if so, what support it can muster in another minority government. The business community will be watching closely for any changes. In this spring's federal budget, the Trudeau government announced it will maintain a threshold of hours required for all Canadians to qualify for EI benefits — regardless of where they live — until October But Griffin said there will be "weeping and gnashing of teeth" from claimants who in some regions stand to lose up to 16 weeks in benefits after September.
On Prince Edward Island, she said the change will shine new light on what she and others have called a local disparity ever since the Harper government split the province into two EI regions back in That change has meant, as Griffin described it, that people doing the same job at the same fish plant might qualify or not qualify for EI — or receive more weeks of benefits or fewer — depending on where they sleep at night.
With the pandemic changes, there's been a level playing field for EI benefits across the Island, and across most of the country. Starting in September, that winds down. People living in the Charlottetown zone, where unemployment rates have traditionally been lower than in more rural parts of P.
He said he expects a report on employment insurance coming in June from the Standing Committee on Human Resources — which Casey chairs — will recommend a purging of EI zones across the country. With people commuting longer distances and more and more people working remotely, he called the zones "an antiquated but convenient way to divide up the country, but not necessarily one that is always fair.
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