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 / 3:45 p.m.

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

Andrew Brown

There's that. There's also the impact of the temporary measures providing greater access and greater generosity—that minimum $500 per week benefit rate.

Roughly speaking, we estimate that this would be, over the course of the year, about $10 billion additional.

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