June 20, 2012
Making it Work? The New EI Rules and What They Mean for Workers, Businesses, and Ontario A public discussion on the new rules of Employment Insurance was hosted by the Mowat Centre in June, 2012 at the Al Green Theatre in downtown Toronto. Read More
November 16, 2011
The paper proposes a blueprint for a strengthened national program to support the unemployed. Its recommendations focus on the architecture of support for the unemployed and the principles that should drive reform.
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November 11, 2011
John Stapleton examines changes in social assistance caseloads coming out of the major economic recession that began in the fall of 2008. Read More
November 11, 2011
Michael Mendelson and Ken Battle investigate the gaps in Canada’s system of support for the unemployed and propose to fill them with Temporary Unemployment Assistance, a new federal benefit. Read More
November 11, 2011
Ross Finnie, David Gray, Ian Irvine, and Yan Zhang chart the labour market outcomes and income sources of individuals who exhaust EI regular benefits. The focus is on individuals who worked for an extended period prior to receiving EI. Read More
November 11, 2011
Jon Medow analyzes regional differentiation in EI weekly benefit calculation and the uneven federal approach to support of low income workers. Read More
September 29, 2011
William Scarth analyzes three broad approaches to the provision of income support from a macro-economic perspective. Read More
September 29, 2011
Craig Riddell examines the role of EI in providing support to “displaced workers,” those who permanently lose their jobs because of changing economic circumstances. Read More
September 29, 2011
Kathleen Day and Stanley Winer review the past four decades of empirical research on the relationship between internal migration and regional variation in the generosity of Canada’s unemployment insurance system. Read More
September 29, 2011
Michael Pal and Sujit Choudhry investigate the constitutionality of regional entrance requirements in Canada’s EI system. Read More
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