The Department of Finance Canada, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are pleased to announce the establishment of the Canada-Mexico-United States Financial Regulatory Forum.
Today, the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, issued the following statement on the Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate for 2019
"The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Employment Insurance (EI) contributions are used only to fund EI programs, to support the long-term sustainability of the program. Today's release of the Actuarial Report on the EI Premium Rate by the Chief Actuary confirms that the EI Operating Account is on track to balance over the course of its mandated seven-year break-even horizon.
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau issued the following statement today on the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development's audit to determine whether the Government has supported Canada's G20 commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies:
The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, met today with Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, on a range of issues regarding the economic ties of our two countries.