General Overview
Policy Direction
Impacts
Vocabulary
general info
100
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

What is a maiden name?

The last name of a woman before she got married if she changed her last name to her husband's last name.

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

What is a shortage of work (laid off)?

There is not enough work so the employer ends the job contract with an employee—this is often called  to lay off/ the employee is laid off

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

Parental Leave

Time off after a baby is born or adopted that either parent can take through the EI program

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

What is an interruption of earnings?

When employment ends or an employee leaves because of pregnancy, adoption, injury, sickness, or caregiver leave, is laid off or fired.

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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