employment insurance program as an emergency benefit for workers is set to run out.The government estimates four million people will be moved onto EI when the Canada Emergency Response Benefit starts winding down, and is promising a parallel benefit for gig and contract workers who don’t qualify for payments through the decades-old system.
Trudeau announces plans for end of CERB, transition to EI The Workers Action Centre says many of the people it works with would get between $600 and $1,000 a month if they’re pushed onto EI next month, with the way the safety program is currently structured.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]That would be less than the $500 per week paid out through the Canada.