Reducing the two-week waiting period to one week
Government Website January 01, 2017
This change became effective on January 1st, 2017.
Economy
Lower Incomes
Reduce the Employment Insurance (EI) benefits waiting period to one week (from two weeks).
Achieved
2016 Federal Budget
2016 Federal Budget March 22, 2016
Chapter 1 > Reducing the Employment Insurance Waiting Period from Two Weeks to One
To help reduce the period of time during which a claimant is without income, Budget 2016 proposes to make legislative changes to reduce the EI waiting period from two weeks to one week effective January 1, 2017.