The federal government’s website to apply for EI and other benefits amid the COVID-19 outbreak is occasionally crashing. It’s no surprise that the website was periodically crashing since numerous ...

Canadians who have lost their jobs or cannot work because of the coronavirus outbreak could be eligible for support from the federal government, which has put in place emergency measures to aid ...

Workers and businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for part of the $82 billion aid package announced Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which includes $27 billion in direct ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: March 26, 2020 – The federal government has announced a new benefit to help Canadians struggling from the economic impact of COVID-19. For more on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit ...

While the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has ended, the Employment Insurance (EI) has returned. This time, the EI is giving a minimum of $500 a week, or $2,000 a month, for at least 26 weeks ...

Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s job market is within 720,000 positions of the February 2020 level following the addition of 378,000 new jobs last month. The number of jobless declined for the ...

Part of a cheque for the $2,000 Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), a taxable award from the Canadian government made every 4 weeks for up to 16 weeks to eligible workers who have lost their ...

If you receive the CRB you could invest part of the money in stocks like Fortis Inc (TSX:FTS)(NYSE:FTS), and grow it over time. With the CERB having expired, you might be wondering whether you’re ...

Charito Humphreys is a Regina-based business expertise adviser who teaches, monitors and assists the call centre agents who process Employment Insurance applications. It’s a job that can be taxing, ...

This article was published more than 5 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. The federal government has received approximately 500,000 employment insurance applications in the past ...