The number of new Employment Insurance recipients in Canada is rising as a rapid rate, according to Statistics Canada, which notes Quebec and Ontario saw the highest rise in June.

(Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) · Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images The number of Canadians leaning on ...

The number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries in Manitoba climbed 4.5 per cent year-over-year in June. The rise follows a national trend: Canada saw an increase of 12.8 per cent, largely driven by ...

He added that the IMF report was "overwhelmingly positive" about Canada's economic prospects -- in spite of its criticism of Ottawa's EI regime.