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Addressing training needs through EI is critical
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
February 12, 2011
… the EI rules redistribute benefits in an inequitable manner. The rules divide Canada into 58 regions. In regions where there is chronic unemployment and seasonal work, benefits are easier to access and paid out for longer periods of entitlement. When Ontario’s manufacturing sector shed jobs, employment insurance rules were inflexible and unable to respond quickly to a vastly different job market. Furthermore, the artificially defined regions meant workers laid off at the same Windsor factory qualified for a different benefit period depending on whether they lived in Tilbury or Windsor.
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