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What’s new with CPP, OAS and EI?

Budget 2016 included some changes to CPP, the OAS allowance, and Employment Insurance. Here’s what you need to know.

By Suzanne Sharma |March 23, 2016

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Unemployment hits three-year high

The national unemployment rate crept up to 7.3% last month for the first time in three years amid flat overall job growth, Statistics Canada said Friday.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |March 11, 2016

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Trudeau would extend compassionate care benefit

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to lower the government's eligibility requirements for Canadians needing help to care for a sick loved one.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |August 21, 2015

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The largest job losses in Canadian history

The Canadian job market is smarting after Target and Tim Hortons announced they're laying off staff, but the country’s workers have weathered worse.

By Staff |January 28, 2015

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