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COVID-19 Update - Changes To The Employment Insurance Regime

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En réponse à la pandémie de la COVID-19, le gouvernement fédéral du Canada a annoncé plusieurs mesures pour aider les travailleurs canadiens qui pourraient ne pas être admissibles à l'assurance-emploi.

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En réponse à la pandémie de la COVID-19, le gouvernement fédéral du Canada a annoncé plusieurs mesures pour aider les travailleurs canadiens qui pourraient ne pas être admissibles à l'assurance-emploi (AE). En raison de ces mesures et d'autres liées à l'AE, il a été signalé que près de 930 000 canadiens ont fait une demande d'AE en date du 23 mars 2020. Ce chiffre est à comparer avec la moyenne normale en 2019 à ce même jour, soit 27 000 demandes.

Comme indiqué dans notre billet précédent (Mise à jour COVID-19 - Le gouvernement fédéral annonce le "Plan d'intervention économique COVID-19 du Canada") dans le cadre du plan d'intervention économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19, 27 milliards de dollars seront versés aux travailleurs et aux entreprises canadiennes. Certaines mesures incluent :

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