In terms of encouraging people to join the workforce, it would be helpful if the benefits from the Canada workers benefit weren't reduced based on the receipt of EI. These benefits have been earned by payment through a premium.
Also, we should allow advance and more frequent payments of the Canada workers benefit, so that applicants can apply for about 50% of it to be provided in advance. It would be good if it were reformed, so that 100% of the expanded benefits could be paid quarterly in advance. This would be similar to the GST tax credit, and would benefit workers during periods of low or interrupted earnings in the year.