Employment Insurance Law in Canada

In Canada the Employment Insurance (EI) providesinsurance, it also provides possibilities to qualify for
financial assistance to citizens who have lost theirmaternity, child care, compassionate care, and sick
jobs. The working scheme of EI is similar to carleave benefits. When you apply for EI be sure to
insurance while you work you pay premiums to bepresent Record of Employment (ROE) from your last
entitled to benefitsemployer, it will show the reason why your
In Canada the Employment Insurance (EI) providesemployment ceased.
financial assistance to citizens who have lost their 
jobs. The working scheme of EI is similar to carAfter you have received EI there is a number of
insurance while you work you pay premiums to belimitations and rules that you must follow. You receive
entitled to benefits. To get EI you need to work forpayment only for days when you are available for
a certain period called qualifying period and you mustwork (no holidays etc.) and you are obligated to look
have lost your employment through no fault of yourfor work while unemployed. If you refuse to look for
own. You can start gaining benefits right after youwork or accept an offer of suitable Canadian
lost your job and the maximum benefit is set at 55%employment the payments will be ceased. As an
of your insurable earnings. EI is governed by theexample of not suitable work: if the offered work is
Employment Insurance Act R.S. 1996 c. 23, and runin your field but has a lower wage or under less
by Human Resources and Skills Development Canadafavorable conditions it can be considered not suitable.
(HRSDC).HRSDC also provides certain programs that must be
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â attended, if you fail to visit the meetings the
As for the wok that is insured it is the most work inpayments will be ceased.
Canada. You can’t be insured if you work for 
government of a province or foreign country, if youAs in any civilized country in Canada you can make
work for a family member (still in some cases it isan appeal if you disagree with determination made
possible to get EI in this situation), if you are a largeunder the Act. You need to make an appeal to the
shareholder of a company you work in, if you areBoard of Referees within 30 days. An appeal can be
employed on an entirely casual basis. Generally themade if the Board's decision was contrary to the
qualifying period is set at 52 weeks from your lastprinciples of natural justice, if it was based on an
claim, in case you miss hours due to illness, injury,error of Canadian law, or made on the basis of
education, or incarceration, the period will beincorrect and contrary facts. It is always useful to
extended. If you were fired from your job forconsult a labor and employment lawyer before
misconduct or left the job for no reason youmaking an appeal. If the decision of the Board of
won’t get EI. But if you lost your job for aReferees does not satisfy you, you can appeal to
reason beyond your control you can apply forFederal Court Judge within 60 days.