Employer News

1. Backgrounder:  Amendments to the Criminal Code to protect health care workers and people seeking access to health services

   On November 26, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced amendments to the Criminal Code to enhance protections for health care workers and ensure everyone has safe and unobstructed access to health care.

2. Backgrounder: Canada Emergency Response Benefit Advance Payment

   Canada Emergency Response Benefit Advance Payment

3. Statement by Minister Qualtrough on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Advance Payments

   The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, today issued the following statement.

4. Improvements to the Wage Earner Protection Program will ensure Canadian workers are paid more of what they are owed when they need it most

   The Government of Canada is committed to supporting those who need it when they need it most.

5. Online Course Shines a Spotlight on Mental Health in the Workplace 

   Online Course Shines a Spotlight on Mental Health in the Workplace

6. New App Provides Remote Access to COVID-19 Resources for Workplaces

   The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched a new mobile app to help make workplace health and safety resources on COVID-19 accessible to workers in Canada.

7. Canada Employment Insurance Commission sets the 2022 Employment Insurance Premium Rate  

   The Canada Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC) today made available the Actuarial Report and its summary for the 2022 Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate. The rate is set at $1.58 per $100 of insurable earnings for employees and $2.21 for employers who pay 1.4 times the employee rate, which is unchanged from the 2020 and 2021 premium rate.