e-3111 (Employment and labour)
- Keywords
- Application process
- Employment insurance
- Women
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- In 2015, the government signalled its intention to “[undertake] a broad review of the EI system with the goal of modernizing [the] system of income support for unemployed workers, [as the current system] leaves too many workers with no unemployment insurance safety net”;
- The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the limitations of the current EI system, which barely provides any protection when unemployment strikes, forcing the federal government to put in place temporary emergency measures to ensure the financial security of millions of unemployed workers who would otherwise fall through the cracks; and
- The pandemic has also highlighted the need for major — and especially permanent — changes to the EI system.
- Open for signature
- February 1, 2021, at 5:24 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 1, 2021, at 5:24 p.m. (EDT)