Changes in Employment Survey, 1997 [Canada]: Cohorts 9-10

The primary objective of the Changes in Employment Survey (CIES) is to evaluate the impact of Bill C-12 on the Employment Insurance legislation and the degree to which program objectives have been achieved. Bill C-12 was introduced into legislation in part in July 1996, with the remainder coming into effect in January 1997. The legislation was designed to better reward work effort, to ensure adequate benefits by targeting those most in need, to encourage job creation, and to improve the perception of fairness. Specific aspects of these objectives were addressed in the survey. In addition, the survey attempts to get a measure of the aggregate impact of the legislation. Secondary objectives of the survey include the continuation of the information collected in the 1993 and 1995 Canadian Out-of-Employment Panel Surveys. This includes collection of background demographics on the individual and the household, as well as information on job search activities and outcomes, assets and debts, expenditures, and utilization of Employment Insurance and Social Assistance.

就业变动调查（Changes in Employment Survey, CIES）的核心研究目标，是评估《C-12法案》（Bill C-12）对就业保险（Employment Insurance）立法的影响，以及该法案既定目标的达成程度。《C-12法案》（Bill C-12）于1996年7月完成部分立法程序并生效，剩余条款则于1997年1月正式施行。该法案旨在更好地激励劳动付出、通过精准覆盖最亟需帮扶的群体保障足额福利供给、促进就业岗位创造，并提升公众对制度公平性的认同感。本次调查针对上述目标的具体维度展开了调研。此外，本调查还旨在量化该法案的整体影响效应。本次调查的次要研究目标，包括延续1993年与1995年加拿大失业人员追踪调查（Canadian Out-of-Employment Panel Surveys）的信息采集工作，具体采集内容涵盖个人与家庭的背景人口统计特征、求职活动与求职结果、资产与负债状况、开支情况，以及就业保险与社会救助（Social Assistance）的使用情况。