The Cultural Human Resources Council has recently released a study entitled  Employment Insurance Special Benefits for Self-Employed People: The Impact on Artists and Cultural Workers

Self-employed Canadians are able to enroll in the Employment Insurance program and become eligible to receive these EI special benefits effective January 1, 2011: Maternity Benefits, Parental Benefits, Compassionate Care Benefits and Sickness Benefits. This report examines this new program to determine its relevance for the cultural community and the likelihood that freelance artists and other cultural workers will enroll.

To download the PDF version of the study, please click here.