Ottawa plans to temporarily enhance benefits in some regions, granting up to 70 weeks of coverage to long-tenured employees in 12 regions identified as having particularly acute unemployment challenges, including energy-dependent parts of Western Canada, Northern Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. . c- O' `; n( H o* U- M7 c2 `& n! G1 {! U7 D+ ?
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta ) d/ G+ X S0 ^; S. p/ F- \& QLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending) [4 n% @# O& N3 ^% p! |# P
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come