This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.
Yves Lessard Bloc
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
In committee (House), as of Nov. 4, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment makes a number of amendments to the Employment Insurance Act. Specifically, it
(a) reduces the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours of work, regardless of the regional rate of unemployment;
(b) increases the benefit period;
(c) increases the rate of weekly benefits to 60%;
(d) eliminates the distinctions between a new entrant and a re-entrant to the labour force;
(e) eliminates the presumption that persons related to each other do not deal with each other at arm’s length;
(f) increases the maximum yearly insurable earnings to $42,500 and introduces an indexing formula; and
(g) adds a new Part VIII.01 to the Act relating to self-employed persons.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Second ReadingEmployment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business
October 29th, 2009 / 6:15 p.m.
Conservative
Ted Menzies Conservative Macleod, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would suggest that if you seek unanimous approval, we would see the clock at 6:30 p.m.
Second ReadingEmployment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business
October 29th, 2009 / 6:15 p.m.
Second ReadingEmployment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business
October 29th, 2009 / 6:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
The House resumed from October 29, consideration of the motion that Bill C-308, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (improvement of the employment insurance system), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-308 under private members' business.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
