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Self-Employed to Get Employment Insurance Benefits
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:39 PM ET CBC News
The Conservative government has introduced legislation that will allow the self-employed to opt into the federal employment insurance plan and collect benefits currently available only to wage-earners and salaried workers.
The Fairness for the Self-Employed Act will extend maternity, parental, adoption, medical and compassionate-care benefits to self-employed workers.
Self-employed workers can sign up for the plan beginning Jan. 1, 2010, and can start claiming benefits one year later.
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