Mr. Chair, economic action plan 2015 reaffirmed the government's commitment to implementing the seven-year break-even rate-setting mechanism in 2017. This measure should result in a significant reduction in employment insurance premiums. We estimate that savings from this rate reduction will benefit more than 16 million Canadians in 2017, including about 2.6 million who do not pay federal income tax.
In the House of Commons on May 25th, 2015. See this statement in context.