The most recent changes in the EI program have reduced the workers eligible for EI to 30%, which is pretty shocking. The impact of that, of course, is that workers who don't qualify for EI any more are therefore more or less dependent on social assistance programs.
Comme conséquence immédiate, les travailleurs qui ne sont plus admissibles à l'assurance-emploi sont forcément plus ou moins tributaires des programmes d'assistance sociale.