In 1940, Canada introduced Employment Insurance (EI), one of the most beneficial income security programs due to the fact that, at the time, almost anyone who was unemployed qualified (Hick, 2014). Today, Employment Insurance is a form of an income security program that is used to bridge the gap for workers who are temporarily out of work, meet the strict eligibility conditions, and in need of income supplementation (Hicks, 2014). This includes different types of EI such as, Regular Benefits given to those who lose their jobs, Maternity/Parental and Sickness Benefits, Compassionate Benefits for those with a gravely ill family member, Family Supplement for low-income families, and Fishing Benefits for those whose main source of income is from
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This ideology is very similar to the residual approach wherein income security is short term and temporary. Today, the idea of Employment Insurance is so that it is as short term and temporary as possible due to all of the restrictions on who is eligible and can receive benefits. When the Liberals took control in 1993, they failed to change the short term and temporary aspect of Employment Insurance from when the Conservatives made amendments (Hick, 2014). The Liberal Ideology states that they are strong advocators for the insurance principle, the belief that everyone should pay into benefits, thus resulting in everyone receiving benefits (Hick, 2014). This is not the case in current day Employment Insurance because, although many people can contribute to Employment Insurance, you must work a certain amount of hours and contribute a certain amount through your earnings to actually receive any benefits from this income security …show more content…
During the winter months, communities that thrive on fishing in the summer, often suffer because of the lack of jobs. Fishing benefits, although limited to earnings and rate of unemployment in Eastern Canada, is crucial for Atlantic families surviving the winter months. In the 1990s, the fisheries were forced to close leaving many unemployed due to over fishing (Neis and Williams, 1997). Fish resources and harvesting are a federal government responsibility in Atlantic Canada therefore they should be responsible for providing benefits to all affected by fishery closures and fewer fish in the winter months (Neis and Williams, 1997). But like all Employment Insurance benefits, fishers need to earn a certain amount during the season and depend on how high the rate of unemployment is in their area (Government of Canada, 2016). Although fishing benefits significantly help those families affected by hardships in the Maritimes, many families lack significant income supplementation causing them to search for jobs elsewhere, potentially damaging the fishing industry in the process because of the relocation families may make (Neis and Williams,
This ideology is very similar to the residual approach wherein income security is short term and temporary. Today, the idea of Employment Insurance is so that it is as short term and temporary as possible due to all of the restrictions on who is eligible and can receive benefits. When the Liberals took control in 1993, they failed to change the short term and temporary aspect of Employment Insurance from when the Conservatives made amendments (Hick, 2014). The Liberal Ideology states that they are strong advocators for the insurance principle, the belief that everyone should pay into benefits, thus resulting in everyone receiving benefits (Hick, 2014). This is not the case in current day Employment Insurance because, although many people can contribute to Employment Insurance, you must work a certain amount of hours and contribute a certain amount through your earnings to actually receive any benefits from this income security …show more content…
During the winter months, communities that thrive on fishing in the summer, often suffer because of the lack of jobs. Fishing benefits, although limited to earnings and rate of unemployment in Eastern Canada, is crucial for Atlantic families surviving the winter months. In the 1990s, the fisheries were forced to close leaving many unemployed due to over fishing (Neis and Williams, 1997). Fish resources and harvesting are a federal government responsibility in Atlantic Canada therefore they should be responsible for providing benefits to all affected by fishery closures and fewer fish in the winter months (Neis and Williams, 1997). But like all Employment Insurance benefits, fishers need to earn a certain amount during the season and depend on how high the rate of unemployment is in their area (Government of Canada, 2016). Although fishing benefits significantly help those families affected by hardships in the Maritimes, many families lack significant income supplementation causing them to search for jobs elsewhere, potentially damaging the fishing industry in the process because of the relocation families may make (Neis and Williams,