7/21/2009

Mind the gap: Navigating Canada's EI system


With less than $600 left in the bank, the letter finally arrived. Opening the envelope in her one-bedroom apartment in north Toronto, Kendra read that her application for Employment Insurance (EI) had been denied: her two part-time jobs didn't add up to enough hours to qualify. "I was sad, but then I knew what my next option was: to apply for welfare," says Kendra softly, matter of fact.

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