PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR 2023 BY

ACORN members would like the federal government to prioritize the following issues while preparing the Budget for 2023. [...] • The Criminal Code maximum rate of interest must include all consumer credit in the market today or in the future. [...] Recently, the federal government introduced a set of temporary changes as the pandemic exposed the inherent gaps in the current EI system. [...] However, the EI reforms are still underway, and the country is seeing job losses and record inflation which call for a slew of changes to the EI system. [...] • Make EI Accessible for all workers and lower the hour requirement consistently across the country to 300 hours or 12 weeks of insurable work, whichever is better for the worker.