Mr. Andrew Brown at the Status of Women Committee

On February 2nd, 2017. See this statement in context.

February 2nd, 2017 / 10:10 a.m.

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

Andrew Brown

I think what I can do first is to speak about what we know from the EI program specifically and the use of that program and parental benefits by men and women. Then I can speak to some of the academic research we are aware of that helps to inform our policy development.

In terms of taking a look at parental benefits, which are of course available to men and women, they continue to be used predominantly by women. About 86% of the parental benefits are taken by women and only 14% by men.

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