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

On February 18th, 2021. See this statement in context.

February 18th, 2021 / 4:20 p.m.

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

Andrew Brown

Thanks for that question as well, Ms. Gazan.

We are absolutely looking at what can be done for gig workers in the future. This is part of the commitment to take a look at EI for the 21st century and to think about how to provide support to self-employed workers and gig workers. Specifically, we're also trying to understand what has worked or not worked in terms of CERB and the Canada recovery benefit. This was, as you know, really the first time that we've tried to provide support to a different group of workers, people other than those who are receiving a regular paycheque. It's certainly a challenging area.

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