Bill C-605

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to oblige the Minister, if he or she seeks to close the Employment Insurance Operating Account, to first obtain the unanimous consent of the members of the Canada Employment Insurance Commission before he or she introduces a legislative initiative in the form of a bill for this purpose. It also requires that any amount paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and charged to the Account be paid for the specified purposes only and that any amount credited to the Account be used only for the purposes of the Act.