Mr. Andrew Brown at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 16th, 2018. See this statement in context.

October 16th, 2018 / 9:05 a.m.

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

Andrew Brown

It would be too early for me to say whether it is working. We know that in the past, though, many people receiving sickness benefits.... There were about 379,000 people who claimed EI sickness benefits in that same year of 2016-17—

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