employment insurance

noun

🔊/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪnʃʊərəns/, 🔊/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪnʃɔːrəns/

🔊/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪnʃʊrəns/

[uncountable]

(abbreviation EI)

(Canadian English)

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a type of insurance system that is run by the Canadian government that pays money regularly to people who do not have a job