In which year was federal unemployment insurance introduced in Canada?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Unemployment insurance (now called "employment insurance") was introduced by the federal government in 1940. The year the test wants is therefore 1940.

Two names for the same program. Discover Canada commits the program to TWO names: the original unemployment insurance (1940) and the modern employment insurance. So the same federal program has been renamed but continues — providing income support to Canadians who lose work. The 1940 founding came during the Second World War years, marking a major expansion of the federal social-assistance role.

The program is part of Canada's social-assistance framework. Discover Canada writes: "As prosperity grew, so did the ability to support social assistance programs. The Canada Health Act ensures common elements and a basic standard of coverage. Unemployment insurance (now called 'employment insurance') was introduced by the federal government in 1940. Old Age Security was devised as early as 1927, and the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans in 1965. Publicly funded education is provided by the provinces and territories." So unemployment insurance (1940) sits in a sequence: Old Age Security devised as early as 1927; unemployment insurance introduced in 1940; the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans in 1965. Together they form the Canadian social-safety-net architecture, paired with the Canada Health Act.

Federal-provincial responsibilities split. Discover Canada notes that "publicly funded education is provided by the provinces and territories" — meaning education is provincial. But "unemployment insurance... was introduced by the federal government" — meaning income-replacement-on-job-loss is federal. So the Canadian social-assistance framework has both federal and provincial dimensions, with each level handling different policy areas. The 1940 federal unemployment-insurance launch reflects the federal level taking responsibility for income support during job loss — a national response to economic risk that built on earlier provincial relief efforts. So when the test asks the year unemployment insurance was introduced, the source-precise answer is 1940.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the year federal unemployment insurance was introduced. Discover Canada commits to one year: 1940. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a different year. "1927" is the year Old Age Security was devised — not unemployment insurance. "1935" is not named in the source for either program. "1950" is too late — the source places unemployment insurance at 1940. Only 1940 — the source's exact named year — matches.