Northern Capitals and Northern Capital Cities

northern capital cities: The changes will bring the requirements in northern capital cities to the same standard as the south. , according to CBC. In Iqaluit, Kenney said the change reflected the new realities. Starting this October, residents of the three northern capitals will have to work 700 hours in a year to qualify for EI , up from 420 hours. The federal minister of employment and social development Jason Kenney announced the changes in Whitehorse last week . The EI break dates back to the 1970s, when unemployment rates in the northern cities were unofficially pegged at 25 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.