The Government of Canada has released the new employment insurance rates for 2026, and while the premium may be dropping, many Canadians will end up actually seeing more taken off their paycheques.

On average, 1.4 million Canadians were unemployed at any point of 2024 and 64.5% of them had contributed to employment insurance (EI) in the previous 12 months. That rate was slightly lower than the ...

If you're worried about job security during the Canada-U.S. trade war, the federal government is easing some employment insurance (EI) rules to support workers. On Friday, Minister of Employment ...

The Canada Employment Insurance Commission has set the 2026 Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate, providing over one billion dollars to employers and employees as a result. The EI premium rate will ...