The federal Department of Employment is wary of any proposed measures that could raise Employment Insurance premiums amid ongoing plans to modernize the program, according to a briefing note.
The April 18 memo included a question asking why the federal government has yet to announce “a plan for modernizing the Employment Insurance (EI) program.”
“Given the current and near-term inflationary pressures, the Government is taking a cautious approach to putting in place new EI measures that could increase EI premiums and make it harder for workers and employers to make ends meet,” said the note, titled “EI Modernization,” obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter….