Human Resources committee  That is not my area of responsibility; mine is training and EIA part II. I'll turn the floor over to one of my colleagues, who will be better placed to answer that.

Human Resources committee  On the changes to EI part II, we are reducing the amount of time you would have had to pay premiums in the past, as I mentioned earlier. Currently in the EI act, you can be eligible for extensive training if you are in receipt of EI benefits at that point in time, if you've claim

Human Resources committee  I'm so sorry. My audio cut out on the question on division 26.

Human Resources committee  For the division 26—and I guess I can speak more generally—we proposed these changes in anticipation, based on all of the data and information we have right now. The context that we're in right now is a situation of labour shortages, so with the changes in division 26 we're tryin

Human Resources committee  In the budget—let me just pull up the exact language now—the government signals its intent to intensify discussions with the provinces and territories, and it says, “over the coming year”. That's the direction we have out of budget 2022, so it's certainly our hope for that to tak

Human Resources committee  These changes will be in effect only once new agreements are negotiated with provinces and territories. In budget 2022, the government signalled its intent to negotiate new agreements. At this time, the existing provisions of the EI act will continue until such time as new agreem

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. Extensive consultations took place in 2016 and 2017. About 700 labour market stakeholders took part in those consultations across Canada. These changes are also being proposed due to ongoing consultations with provinces and territories that currently implement 13 se

Human Resources committee  My name is Saajida Deen. I'm the director general in the skills and employment branch responsible for these changes to the Employment Insurance Act. As outlined in budget 2022, these changes are being proposed to broaden eligibility for skills and employment training under part

Finance committee  Absolutely. The changes that are being proposed related to division 26 have to do with the provisions in part II of the Employment Insurance Act. We are looking to modernize some of those provisions that have been in the act since 1996 to bring them into line with the current la

Finance committee  Absolutely. There have been agreements in place, like I mentioned, since the mid nineties with provinces and territories, and there's no end date for those agreements. Those agreements were signed and will continue, so it's certainly not the intention to end agreements. Budget 20