General Overview
Policy Direction
Impacts
Role of Social Movements
general info
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available to individuals who lose their jobs which is not their fault (i.e. shortage of work or layoffs) and are able to work but cant find a job
What is Employment insurance regular benefits
100
provides temporary financial assistance to unemployment Canadians who have lost their job, while they look for work or upgrade their skills
What is Employment Insurance
100
Extended Benefits for areas identified as: “high unemployment”?(i.e., Atlantic Canada, rural Quebec and Northern Canada)
What is Regionalism
100
The federal government funded provincial employment offices, and also created the department of?
What is Employment services
100

What does your employer need to give you before you start an EI claim?

A Record of Employment. (ROE)

200
are for those people who have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a family member who is severely sick or at risk of death
What is Employment insurance compassionate care benefits
200
When should a person apply for employment Insurance
What is 4 weeks after quitting their job
200

Can you work while you are on EI?

Yes, but you have to show the hours you work when you file your EI report. Your EI benefit may be adjusted depending on how much you earned.

200
Employment Insurance was introduced by the government true or false?
What is true
200

If you go on leave through EI does your employer have to hold your job?

Yes

300
for individuals who are not able to work due to sickness or injury
What is employment insurance maternity and parental benefits
300
How much can a person receive from Employment Insurance
What is 55% of your average earnings
300
Elements of citizenship or having "status"
What is SIN cards (numbers)
300
the federal government eliminated the program and reduced its Employment Services funding
What is true
300

Can you file Employment Insurance claims if you are on vacation out of the country?

No-- you must be actively looking for work and ready to work while you are on EI for the loss of a job. 

400

What is maternity leave?

Time off when you have a baby.

400
How many hours of work must an individual have completed to get Employment Insurance?
What is 420-700 hours
400
means that you are, first of all, able to work. Ability to work is characterized by the physical and mental strength required to perform the duties of an employment under the same conditions as workers who usually do that type of work
What is being "capable of working"
400
After the Great Depression Employment insurance Decreased true or false
What is false
400

How is the Employment Insurance Program paid for?

Employment Insurance is deducted from all pay cheques.

500

Can father's take time off when they have a baby?

Yes, either parent (but not both) can claim up to 8 weeks of parental leave.

500
what information does an individual need to provide to apply for Employment Insurance?
What is Social insurance number (SIN), a record of employment, personal identification (drivers licence, birth certificate) and bank information
500
you may be required to accumulate a greater number of hours of insurable employment to qualify for benefits in the future
What is making a "false claim"
500

The Employment Insurance program was expanded to include

maternity leave, sick leave, compassionate leave

500

If you are working under the table and you lose your job, can you claim employment Insurance?

No because you have not been paying into the employment insurance program and there is no record of your employment.

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