lautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoForeign migrant living illegally in Canada eligible for Ontario welfare, tribunal rulesnationalpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down127
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkForeign migrant living illegally in Canada eligible for Ontario welfare, tribunal rulesnationalpost.comlautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareNo_Maines_Land@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up53arrow-down1·2 days ago came to Canada in 1997 on a temporary work permit. Although his permit expired after four years, he never left. He was able to support himself by working cash jobs until 2023 [applied] last fall I’d say 26 years working and trying to find work for 2+ more years is long enough for EI benifits. MPs get a pensions after only 6 years.
minus-squarekibblebits@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·2 days agoI assume he wasn’t paying taxes into the system by working cash jobs.
minus-squareBane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoYou can read the article, it says so two paragraphs in. What about these employers that are avoiding paying into EI and the other programs?
minus-squarekibblebits@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThose employers are bad. Ask the real question you want to ask.
I’d say 26 years working and trying to find work for 2+ more years is long enough for EI benifits. MPs get a pensions after only 6 years.
I assume he wasn’t paying taxes into the system by working cash jobs.
You can read the article, it says so two paragraphs in.
What about these employers that are avoiding paying into EI and the other programs?
Jail time for fraud.
Those employers are bad. Ask the real question you want to ask.