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

On October 19th, 2022. See this statement in context.

October 19th, 2022 / 5:35 p.m.

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

Benoit Cadieux

That's correct. The average number of weeks of EI sickness benefits used—for somebody who used only EI sickness benefits—was nine weeks, and 33% of claimants used all 15 weeks available to them.

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