Lineups have been forming outside Service Canada locations around Winnipeg, as the COVID-19 global pandemic leaves many unemployed.
A group of about 15 people, lined up outside the Service Canada location on St. Marys Avenue Wednesday morning, told Global News they had been waiting for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Omow Atiku says she came to the physical location because she was having trouble applying for unemployment insurance through Service Canada’s website, and the webpage wasn’t loading. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “I was trying to fill out E.I.
only and it’s just been completely impossible to do that right now, so I just came here to see if I could get help,” Atiku said. “The website is not