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DECEMBER 2007

Important notice about Maximum Insurable Earnings - Effective for all EI claims established December 30th and after, the maximum insurable earnings will increase from $40,000 to $41,100. To know more…
Important Notice for your direct deposit: Due to statutory holidays observed by Federal Government departments and financial institutions, please take note of the following direct deposit dates.
- For reports processed Friday, December 21^st through to Sunday, December 23rd, payments will be deposited on Tuesday, December 25^th.
- For reports processed Monday, December 24^th, through to Wednesday December 26th, payments will be deposited on Friday, December 28th.
- For reports processed Thursday, December 27^th payments will be deposited on Monday, December 31^st.
- For reports processed Friday, December 28th to Sunday, December 30th, payments will be deposited on Wednesday, January 2^nd.
- For reports processed Monday, December 31st to Tuesday, January 1st, payments will be deposited on Thursday, January 3rd.
If you receive your payment by mail, postal delays may occur.
Important notice - Early reporting during the holiday season! If after reporting early for your reporting period ending December 15th or December 22nd, 2007, you worked, received other moneys, were not available for work or became sick during the remainder of the period normally covered by your report, you must advise us of the new information. If this is the case, please call 1 800 206-7218 during business hours and press 0 for assistance or use this form to indicate the corrections to your report.
Extended Employment Insurance Benefits Pilot Project - The duration of the Extended Employment Insurance Benefits Pilot Project has changed. The Pilot Project will continue until June 6, 2009.

NOVEMBER 2007

Quebec Residents – Early Filing! The Internet Reporting Service and the Telephone Reporting Service will be unavailable for the Quebec Region the weekend of November 30^th to December 2^nd. Quebec Residents with a report due Saturday, December 1^st may file their report on Wednesday, November 28^th after 8:00 a.m.
Atlantic Residents – Early Filing! The Internet Reporting Service and the Telephone Reporting Service will be unavailable for the Atlantic Region the weekend of November 16^th to November 18^th. Atlantic Residents with a report due on Saturday November 17^th may file their report on Wednesday, November 14^th after 8:00 a.m.
Ontario Residents – Early Filing! The Internet Reporting Service and the Telephone Reporting Service will be unavailable for the Ontario Region the weekend of November 9^th to November 11^th. Ontario residents with a report due on Saturday, November 10^th may file their report on Wednesday, November 7^th after 8:00 a.m.
Did you file your report early? Recently, we had a systems upgrade which affected the availability of our electronic reporting services. In order to avoid delays during the normal weekend reporting periods, affected clients were given the opportunity to complete their report early. If you are one of these clients, you must advise us if, after reporting early, you worked, received other monies, were not available for work, or became sick during the remainder of the period normally covered by your report. If this is the case, once the reporting period has ended, please call 1 800 206-7218 during business hours, and press 0 to speak with an agent.
Canada Employment Insurance Commission Reduces Premium Rates for 2008.

AUGUST 2007

Important Notice: Due to the statutory holiday on Monday September 3^rd, payments for reports processed from Friday, August 31^st to Monday, September 3^rd will be deposited on Wednesday, September 5^th.

JUNE 2007

Important notice: Due to the statutory holiday on Monday, July 2nd, payments for reports processed from Friday, June 29th to Monday, July 2nd will be deposited on Wednesday, July 4th.
Important notice for Quebec residents only: Due to the statutory holiday on Monday, June 25th, payments for reports processed from Friday, June 22nd to Monday, June 25th will be deposited on Wednesday, June 27th.

APRIL 2007

Important notice: Direct deposit payment delays due to statutory holidays on Friday, April 6th and Monday, April 9th. Payments processed the evening of Wednesday, April 4th will be deposited on Tuesday, April 10th. Payments processed from Thursday, April 5th to Monday, April 9th will be deposited on Wednesday, April 11th.

MARCH 2007

Important notice: All T4Es for taxation year 2006 have been issued. If you did not receive your T4E please call our telephone information service at 1 800 206-7218 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or go to your Service Canada Centre and we will issue a duplicate T4E. However, you can now view and print your T4E slip using our Tax Information Slips online service.

FEBRUARY 2007

Important notice: All T4Es for taxation year 2006 will be issued by February 28, 2007. If you do not receive your T4E by this date, you may call our telephone information service at 1 800 206-7218 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or go to your Service Canada Centre and we will issue a duplicate T4E. However, you can now view and print your T4E slip using our Tax Information Slips online service.
Employment Insurance is changing its benefit warrants to match changes in banking industry standards. To know more on these changes...

JANUARY 2007

Important notice: If you have moved, it is important that you let us know as soon as possible by calling us at 1 800 206-7218 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm and press "0" to speak to an agent so we can make the change to your file. Your T4E for 2006 will be mailed to the address on file as of January 18, 2007. To know more on T4Es and Itemized Statements...