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Career Transition Assistance
As part of its Economic Action Plan, the government of Canada announced two temporary Career Transition Assistance initiatives to help long-tenured workers renew or upgrade their skills while receiving regular EI benefits.
In addition, eligible laid-off workers who received payments on termination of employment will not have to wait as long before they can receive EI benefits. This only applies if they use some of these payments to pay for eligible training.
Delivered by: Service Canada on behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Eligibility Information
To be eligible, a person must:
- Qualify for regular Employment Insurance Benefits;
- Be identified as a long-tenured worker in a Service Canada letter.
Application Information
- If you have received a letter from Service Canada identifying you as a long-tenured worker, you must contact your Service provider.
Dates and Deadlines
- These initiatives came into force on May 31, 2009, and apply to EI benefit periods established between January 25, 2009 and May 29, 2010.
Additional information
- There are two Career Transition Assistance initiatives - the Extended Employment Insurance and Training Incentive (EEITI) pilot project and the Severance Investment for Training Initiative (SITI).
- Press release announcing the Career Transition Assistance.
