Reduced EI premium rates set for 2011

Rates released for employers with registered wage-loss replacement plans

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) has released the reduced employment insurance premium rates for 2011 for employers with registered wage-loss replacement plans:

•Category 1 plans: x 1.248 the employee premium (1.209 for Quebec employees)

•Category 2 plans: x 1.175 the employee premium (1.116 for Quebec employees)

•Category 3 plans: x 1.181 the employee premium (1.123 for Quebec employees)

•Category 4 plans: x 1.164 the employee premium (1.102 for Quebec employees)

The category refers to the group to which HRSDC assigns the employer, based on the type of wage-loss replacement plan the employer has set up.

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