Federal party leaders promising money for housing and seniors and help for gig workers during campaign trail today

Federal party leaders hit the campaign trail today, promising money for housing and seniors as well as help for young gig economy workers.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he would require gig economy companies to make contributions equivalent to the employer CPP and EI premiums into a new Employee Savings Account that would follow workers if they take a new contract or gig.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised to increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement by 500 dollars a year for single seniors and 750 dollars for senior couples.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to double the first-time homebuyer credit and bring in measures to lower mortgage payments.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if his party forms government it would double the first-time homeowner's tax credit and instead turn it into a rebate.

Singh says an N-D-P government would get "big money" out of housing by putting in an aggressive foreign buyers' tax of 20 per cent.