What were the Career Transition Assistance Initiatives implemented for long-tenured workers?
As part of the Economic Action Plan, the government implemented two temporary Career Transition Assistance initiatives that assisted eligible long-tenured workers renew or upgrade their skills while they received regular EI benefits. In addition, eligible laid-off workers who received payments on termination of employment and used some of these payments to pay for eligible training did not have to wait as long before they received EI benefits. These initiatives came into force on May 31, 2009, and applied to EI benefit periods established between January 25, 2009 and May 29, 2010. The two Career Transition Assistance initiatives included the Extended Employment Insurance and Training Incentive (EEITI) pilot project and the Severance Investment for Training Initiative (SITI).
