Mr. Andrew Brown at the Finance Committee

On May 8th, 2018. See this statement in context.

May 8th, 2018 / 8:10 p.m.

Acting Director General, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Andrew Brown

Currently we see about 1.8 million to 1.9 million recipients of EI benefits annually. Roughly 1.3 million to 1.4 million receive regular benefits, and about 500,000 receive EI special benefits, so about 800,000 are working while on claim.

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