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

October 19th, 2022 / 5:40 p.m.

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

Benoit Cadieux

To inform the extension to 26 weeks, certainly we looked at things like the results from the evaluation of EI sickness benefits. We looked at consultations and feedback received from stakeholders and at recommendations made by them. We've looked at the annual data on the usage of EI sickness benefits as well to make a recommendation.

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