Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles - Chapter 24

• 24.0   Introduction
  
  

• 24.1.0   Legislative authority
• 24.1.1   Part VII.1 of the Employment Insurance Act
• 24.1.2   Definitions
  
  

• 24.2.0   Participation: special benefits for the self-employed
• 24.2.1   Eligible Participants
  • 24.2.1.1   Limitation - Québec Residents
• 24.2.2   Choosing Between Benefits
  
  

• 24.3.0   Registration process
• 24.3.1   Entering into an Agreement with the Commission to Participate in the EI Program
  • 24.3.1.1   Quebec Residents
• 24.3.2   Annual Premiums Payment
• 24.3.3   Cancellation/Termination of an Agreement
• 24.3.4   Termination of Agreement After 60 Day Grace Period
• 24.3.5   Subsequent Agreement (After Termination)
  
  

• 24.4.0   Qualifying period
• 24.4.1   Where the Qualifying Period Falls
• 24.4.2   Entrance Requirements
• 24.4.3   Qualifying Period Earnings – From Self-Employment Only
• 24.4.4   Qualifying Period Earnings – Combination of Self-Employment, Fishing and/or Insured Employment with an Employer
• 24.4.5   Qualifying Period Earnings Limitation
  
  

• 24.5.0   Grounds for exclusion of earnings – insured employment with an employer
• 24.5.1   Separation from Employment
  • 24.5.1.1   Voluntarily Leaving Employment
  • 24.5.1.2   Misconduct
    
    

• 24.6.0   Increased entrance requirements
• 24.6.1   An Unclassified Violation
• 24.6.2   A Classified Violation
  
  

• 24.7.0   Interruption of earnings
• 24.7.1   Proof Required
  
  

• 24.8.0   Benefit period
• 24.8.1   Interruption of Earnings and a Week of Unemployment
• 24.8.2   Commencement of the Benefit Period
• 24.8.3   Antedate (Late Initial Claim)
• 24.8.4   Duration of the Benefit Period
• 24.8.5   Waiting Period
• 24.8.6   Extensions of the Benefit Period
• 24.8.7   Calculation of the Benefit Rate for Self-Employment Special Benefits
• 24.8.8   Family Supplement Rate
  
  

• 24.9.0   Payment of benefits
• 24.9.1   Week of Benefits Paid Defined
  
  

• 24.10.0   Entitlement to benefits
• 24.10.1   Disentitlement
  • 24.10.1.1   Effect of Disentitlement
• 24.10.2   Length of Disentitlement
• 24.10.3   Grounds for Disentitlement
• 24.10.4   Disentitling Condition: No Week of Unemployment
• 24.10.5   Disentitling Condition: When Out of Canada
• 24.10.6   Disentitling Condition: Being an Inmate in Any Prison or Similar Institution
  • 24.10.6.1  Similar Institution
    
    

• 24.11.0   Earnings
• 24.11.1   Earnings Arising from Self-Employment
• 24.11.2   Earnings Arising From Insured Employment
  • 24.11.2.1  Pension Earnings Treatment - Special Benefits for Self-Employed Claims
    
    

• 24.12.0   Four types of special benefits
• 24.12.1   Introduction
  
  

• 24.13.0   Sickness benefits
• 24.13.1   Introduction
• 24.13.2   First Entitlement condition: While a Person is Unable to Work
  • 24.13.2.1   By Reason of Illness, Injury or Quarantine
  • 24.13.2.2   Proof
• 24.13.3   The Medical Certificate, a Significant Source of Information
• 24.13.4   Other Means and Sources of Information
• 24.13.5   Second Entitlement Condition: Be Otherwise Working
  • 24.13.5.1   Otherwise Working: Supporting the Continuation of a Business
  • 24.13.5.2   Otherwise Working: Imprisonment
• 24.13.6   When Out of Canada
• 24.13.7   Sickness Benefits Within the Maternity Period
• 24.13.8   Payment of Sickness Benefits
  • 24.13.8.1   Waiting Period
  • 24.13.8.2   Limits to the Number of Weeks of Benefits Payable
  • 24.13.8.3   Earnings While in Receipt of Sickness Benefits
  
  
  

• 24.14.0   Maternity benefits
• 24.14.1    Introduction
• 24.14.2   Who Can Receive Maternity Benefits
• 24.14.3   Payment of Maternity Benefits
  • 24.14.3.1   Waiting Period
  • 24.14.3.2   Limits to the Number of Weeks of Benefits Payable
  • 24.14.3.3   When Maternity Benefits are Payable
• 24.14.4   Sickness Benefits Within the Maternity Period
• 24.14.5   Earnings While in Receipt of Maternity Benefits
• 24.14.6   When Out of Canada
  
  

• 24.15.0   Parental benefits
• 24.15.1   Introduction
• 24.15.2   Who Can Receive Parental Benefits
• 24.15.3   First Entitlement Condition: Declaration of Birth or Placement
• 24.15.4   Second Entitlement Condition: To Care For A Child
• 24.15.5   Week in Which the Child is Born, or Actually Placed With the Claimant
• 24.15.6   Waiting Period
• 24.15.7   When Parental Benefits Are Payable
• 24.15.8   The Number of Weeks For Which Parental Benefits May Be Paid
• 24.15.9   Earnings While in Receipt of Parental Benefits
• 24.15.10  When Out of Canada
  
  

• 24.16.0   Compassionate care benefits
• 24.16.1   Introduction
• 24.16.2   Family Members Who Can Receive Compassionate Care Benefits
• 24.16.3   First Entitlement Condition: Proof of Gravely Ill Family Member
• 24.16.4   Second Entitlement Condition: Care or Support of Gravely Ill Family Member
• 24.16.5   The Number of Weeks for Which Compassionate Care Benefits May Be Paid
• 24.16.6   Waiting Period
• 24.16.7   Period During Which Compassionate Care Benefits Are Payable
  • 24.16.7.1   Compassionate Care Window Start
  • 24.16.7.2   Medical Certificate Issued Before Compassionate Care Claimed
  • 24.16.7.3   Medical Certificate Issued After Compassionate Care Claimed
  • 24.16.7.4   End of Entitlement Within the Window
• 24.16.8   Sharing Compassionate Care Benefits
• 24.16.9   Antedates And Compassionate Care Benefits
• 24.16.10   Earnings
• 24.16.11   When Out of Canada
  
  

• 24.17.0   Combining special benefits
• 24.17.1   Limits to the Number of Weeks of Special Benefits Payable
  
  

• 24.18.0   Policy on penalties
• 24.18.1   Introduction
  
  

• 24.19.0   Claim cancellation/termination
• 24.19.1   Introduction
• 24.19.2   Claim Termination
  • 24.19.2.1  Early Termination
    
    

• 24.20.0   Reconsideration, amendment of a decision, error correction and appeals
• 24.20.1    Introduction
  • 24.20.1.1    Limitation: Recourse With Regard of Effective Date of and/or Termination of Agreement for Self-Employed Persons
    
    

• 24.21.0   Write-off