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What is the nine digit number that is required to work?
Social Insurance Number
What is CPP?
Canada Pension Plan
What is GIS?
Guaranteed Income Supplement
What is the unemployment rate now (October 29, 2024) in Toronto?
8.1
Job Bank is only available online
False- there is a mobile app
Social Insurance Numbers that begins with "9" are issued to who in Canada?
Temporary workers
What age you started to pay into the CPP?
age 18 and over
What age you are eligible to get OAS?
aged 65 years and older
Employment Insurance will pay a basic rate of ___% of your average insurable weekly earnings
55%
You can apply for Employment Insurance (EI) in person only.
False- you must apply online
What documents required to apply SIN?
Primary Document - Birth certificate, Citizenship, PR card, Work Permit, Study Permit
Secondary Document - Passport, Drivers License
How much is the CPP death benefit?
$2500
How many years you have to live in Canada to qualify for the OAS?
minimum 10 years
What is the maximum number of weeks of EI benefits you can receive in Toronto/Markham now?
42 weeks
Canada Pension Plan is a mandatory program
True. age 18 and over, who has employment earnings must pay into the CPP
Who can ask for your SIN?
Employers, Bank, Government Programs and Tax purposes
CPP pension amount depends on what factors?
CPP pension depends on how much and for how long you contribute and when you choose to start receiving your pension
What is the pension call that paid to low-income widowed persons aged 60 to 64?
Allowance for the Survivor
Name some of the Special EI benefits?
Sickness Benefit
Maternity and Parental
Compassionate Care Benefits
Family Caregiver Benefits
You need 600 insurable hours to qualify for sickness benefit.
True
What happens if your SIN falls into the wrong hands?
another person could receive your government benefits, tax returns
identity theft and other types of fraud
ruin your credit rating
use your SIN to work illegally- need to pay tax for that.
What type of CPP benefit is paid to the person who is unable to work any job on a regular basis?
Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit
What are the conditions to get OAS, if living outside of Canada?
must be 65 and older
Legal resident of Canada
lived in Canada for minimum 20 years
What is the EI special benefit called that you stop work and provide care and support to a critically ill or injured child?
Family Caregiver Benefits for Children
You have to file your previous year income tax return to qualify for Canada Dental Care Plan.
True