Eliminate Employment Insurance (EI) discrimination against immigrants, younger workers and parents re-entering the workforce.

What success looks like

Canadian workers in the same economic region are now treated equally in the Employment Insurance (EI) system.

Government's narrative on progress

In July 2016, the government eliminated rules that limited access to Employment Insurance (EI) for those new to the labour market or re-entering the labour market. Under the previous rules, workers who had just entered or re-entered the workforce after being away for two years were required to have 910 hours of insurable employment before accessing EI, regardless of their actual work history prior to unemployment. Now, these workers are treated the same as other Canadians. Every year, this will help approximately 50,000 new or returning Canadian workers qualify for EI in the event of job loss, particularly immigrants, young workers and parents returning to the workforce.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.