Mr. Benoit Cadieux (Director, Special Benefits, Employment Insurance Policy, Skills and Employment Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development) at the Finance Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My name is Benoit Cadieux. I'm the director of employment insurance, special benefits, at Employment and Social Development Canada.

Clause 252 authorizes the Minister of Employment and Social Development to enter into an agreement and make a one-time payment of $130.3 million to Quebec for the purpose of offsetting some of the costs of aligning the Quebec parental insurance plan with the temporary EI measures introduced last September 2020, ensuring that parents in Quebec receive the same level of support as parents in the rest of Canada.

Thank you. With that, I can answer any questions.