Thousands rely on tariff supports as Ottawa plans fewer benefit-processing staff at Service Canada

Work-Sharing applications are taking an average of six business days to process, while frontline workers and unions warn that maintaining service levels will depend on staffing capacity.
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu oversees Employment and Social Development Canada, which is planning fewer staff to process Employment Insurance and other benefits even as Ottawa expands both programs in response to U.S. tariffs.

As the Canada-United States trade war becomes more hostile, and Ottawa promises to support affected Canadian workers with enhanced Employment Insurance and Work-Sharing programs, Employment and Social Development Canada is planning fewer staff to process and pay EI and other...

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