An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Employment Insurance Board of Appeal)
Bill C-37 was a government bill amending the Department of Employment and Social Development Act (S.C. 2005, c. 34) to update the federal framework for employment-insurance, federal-jurisdiction labour standards, and federal social-development programs. The bill responded to the 2018 Auditor General's Report on Employment Insurance Service Delivery which found chronic delays in EI claim processing. C-37 strengthened EI Service Canada accountability under the Service Standards Framework, expanded the EI Appeal Tribunal, and added new federal authority over labour-market information sharing with provinces. Royal assent and in force during 44-1.
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A government bill updating Employment Insurance administration and creating a new EI Board of Appeal, responding to Auditor General findings of chronic EI claim-processing delays.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
Government housekeeping bill updating the Department of Employment and Social Development Act.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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