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

On April 9th, 2019. See this statement in context.

April 9th, 2019 / 12:55 p.m.

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

In general, to have access to the program, people need to have insurable employment, which is not the case for self-employed workers. That is why they do not have access to the program. The same goes for many individuals with non-standard jobs.

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