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Employment Insurance and pensions

Which governments hold powers over employment Insurance and pensions, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Bowen Island · About Bowen Island

Bowen Island Who governs this place

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Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

  • Unemployment insurance Report

    Exclusive: "Unemployment insurance." Constitution Act, 1867, s. 91(2A) (added 1940).

    Employment Insurance is federal (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 91(2A)).

    Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked
  • Old age pensions and supplementary benefits Report

    Concurrent: "The Parliament of Canada may make laws in relation to old age pensions and supplementary benefits, including survivors' and disability benefits irrespective of age, but no such law shall affect the operation of any law present or future of a provincial legislature in relation to any such matter." Constitution Act, 1867, s. 94A.

    Old age pensions are shared: Parliament may legislate, but provincial laws keep effect (s. 94A).

    Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked

Other governments covering Bowen Island. We have no power over employment Insurance and pensions on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

Sources

  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Unemployment insurance (Parliament of Canada), Old age pensions and supplementary benefits (Parliament of Canada)

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