Employment Insurance Act - Table of Provisions

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I

  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Interpretation - Definitions
  3. 3. Commission to assess adjustment
  4. 4. Maximum yearly insurable earnings
  5. 5. Types of insurable employment
  6. 6. Definitions 
  7. 7. Qualifying for Benefits | TABLE
    1. 7.1 Increase in required hours | TABLE
  8. 8. Qualifying period

Benefit Period

  1. 9. Establishment of benefit period
  2. 10. Beginning of benefit period
  3. 11. Week of unemployment

Payment of Benefits

  1. 12. Benefits
  2. 13. Waiting period

Rate of Benefits

  1. 14. Rate of weekly benefits | TABLE
  2. 15. Reduction | TABLE
  3. 16. Rate increase - family supplement
  4. 17. Maximum rate of weekly benefits

Disentitlement to Benefits

  1. 18. Availability for work, etc.

Deductions from Benefits

  1. 19. Earnings in waiting period
  2. 20. Deduction for excluded days in waiting period

Special Benefits

  1. 21. Illness, etc. - minor attachment claimants
  2. 22. Pregnancy
  3. 23. Parental benefits
    1. 23.1 Compassionate care benefits

Work Sharing

  1. 24. Regulations for work-sharing benefits

Courses, Programs and Employment Benefits

  1. 25. Status of claimants
  2. 26. Benefits not earnings

Disqualification and Disentitlement

  1. 27. Disqualification - general
  2. 28. Duration of disqualification
  3. 29. Interpretation
  4. 30. Disqualification - misconduct or leaving without just cause
  5. 31. Disentitlement - suspension for misconduct
  6. 32. Disentitlement - period of leave without just cause
  7. 33. Disentitlement - anticipated loss of employment
  8. 34. Suspension of disentitlement
  9. 35. Exception
  10. 36. Labour disputes
  11. 37. Prison inmates and persons outside Canada

Penalties

  1. 38. Penalty for claimants, etc.
  2. 39. Penalty for employers, etc.
  3. 40. Limitation on imposition of penalties
  4. 41. Rescission, etc., of penalty
    1. 41.1 Warning

Non-Assignment of Benefits and Liability to Return Benefits and Pay Penalties

  1. 42. Benefits not assignable
  2. 43. Liability for overpayments
  3. 44. Liability to return overpayment
  4. 45. Return of benefits by claimant
  5. 46. Return of benefits by employer or other person
    1. 46.1 Liability of directors to pay penalties
  6. 47. Debts to Crown

Claim Procedures

  1. 48. Claim required
  2. 49. Proof required
  3. 50. Entitlement to benefits
  4. 51. Information
  5. 52. Reconsideration of claim
  6. 53. Notification

Regulations

  1. 54. Regulations
  2. 55. Hours of insurable employment


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PART II - EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

  1. 56. Purpose
  2. 57. Guidelines
  3. 58. Definition of "insured participant"
  4. 59. Employment benefits for insured participants
  5. 60. National employment service
  6. 61. Financial assistance
  7. 62. Agreements for administering employment benefits and support measures
  8. 63. Agreements for paying costs of similar benefits and measures
  9. 64. No appeal
  10. 65. Liability for repayments
    1. 65.1 Penalties
    2. 65.2 Debts due to the Crown

PART III - PREMIUMS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MATTERS

    1. 65.3 Chief Actuary
  2. 66. Annual premium rate setting
  3. 67. Employee's premium
  4. 68. Employer's premium
  5. 69. Premium reduction - wage-loss plans
  6. 70. Overlapping pay periods

Employment Insurance Account

  1. 71. Employment Insurance Account established
  2. 72. Payment into Consolidated Revenue Fund
  3. 73. Credits to Employment Insurance Account
  4. 74. Government premiums
  5. 75. Other credits to Employment Insurance Account
  6. 76. Interest
  7. 77. Charges to the Account
  8. 78. Maximum amount that may be paid under Part II
  9. 79. Plan
  10. 80. Advances
    1. 80.1 Regulations - payment of interest

PART IV - INSURABLE EARNINGS AND COLLECTION OF PREMIUMS

  1. 81. Definitions

Payment of Premiums

  1. 82. Deduction and payment of premiums
  2. 83. Liability of directors
  3. 84. Employer's premium not recoverable
  4. 85. Assessment
  5. 86. Recovery
  6. 87. Records and books
  7. 88. Inspections
  8. 89. Protection of employer

Ruling and Appeals

  1. 90. Request for ruling
  2. 91. Appeal of rulings
  3. 92. Appeal of assessments
  4. 93. Notification of appeal
  5. 94. Minister's authority not restricted

Overpayments and Refunds

  1. 95. Employee overpayment
  2. 96. Refund - overpayments

Administration

  1. 97. Minister's duty
  2. 98. Application of section 223 of the Income Tax Act
  3. 99. Application of Income Tax Act provisions
  4. 100. Financial institutions to receive cheques
  5. 101. Execution of documents by corporations
  6. 102. Information or complaint

Objection and Review

  1. 103. Appeal to the Tax Court of Canada
  2. 104. Authority to decide questions
  3. 105. Decision final

Offences

  1. 106. Offence and punishment
  2. 107. Officers, etc., of corporations

Regulations

  1. 108. Regulations

PART V - PILOT PROJECTS

  1. 109. Regulations
  2. 110. Expiration of regulations

PART VI - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Board of Referees

  1. 111. Boards to be established

Umpires

  1. 112. Appointment
  2. 113. Hearings

Appeals

  1. 114. Appeal to board of referees
  2. 115. Appeal to umpire
  3. 116. Procedure for appeal
  4. 117. Powers of umpire
  5. 118. Decision final
  6. 119. Attendance of witnesses
  7. 120. Amendment of decision
  8. 121. Payment of benefit pending appeal
  9. 122. Determination of questions
  10. 123. Regulations

Investigations

  1. 124. Investigation by Commission

Enforcement

  1. 125. Information or complaint
  2. 126. Certificates
  3. 127. Confidential information
  4. 128. Exception for war crimes
  5. 129. Privilege
  6. 130. Default
  7. 131. Question under section 90
  8. 132. Question for Commission
  9. 133. Spouse as witness
  10. 134. Evidence of documents, etc.

Offences and Punishment

  1. 135. Offence
  2. 136. Contravention of Act or regulations
  3. 137. General penalty for offences

Social Insurance Number

  1. 138. Registration
  2. 139. Social Insurance Register
  3. 140. Change of name
  4. 141. Prohibitions
  5. 142. Reports

Electronic Systems

  1. 143. Regulations


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PART VII - BENEFIT REPAYMENT

  1. 144. Definitions
  2. 145. Benefit repayment
  3. 146. Returns
  4. 147. Estimate of benefit repayment
  5. 148. Responsible Minister
  6. 149. Application of Income Tax Act provisions
  7. 150. Debts due Her Majesty
  8. 151. Communication of information
  9. 152. Regulations

PART VII.1 - BENEFITS FOR SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS

  1. 152.01 Definitions

Application

  1. 152.02 Agreement

Benefits

  1. 152.03 Illness, injury or quarentine
  2. 152.04 Pregnancy
  3. 154.05 Parental Benefits
  4. 152.06 Compassionate Care Benefits

Qualifying for Benefits

  1. 152.07 Qualification requirements
  2. 152.08 Qualifying period
  3. 152.09 Benefits under this Part and Part I

Benefit Period

  1. 152.1 Establishment
  2. 152.11 Beginning of benefit period
  3. 152.12 Notification

Payment of Benefits

  1. 152.13 Benefits
  2. 152.14 Maximum number of weeks
  3. 152.15 Waiting period
  4. 152.16 Rate of weekly benefits
  5. 152.17 Rate increase - family supplement
  6. 152.18 Earnings in waiting period
  7. 152.19 Deduction for excluded days in waiting period
  8. 152.2 Prison inmates and persons outside Canada

Premium

  1. 152.21 Premium

Self-Employed Earnings and Collection of Premiums

  1. 152.22 Return to be filed
  2. 152.23 Estimate to be made
  3. 152.24 Examination of return and notice of assessment
  4. 152.25 Payment of premium
  5. 152.26 Interest on unpaid premium
  6. 152.27 Failure to file a return
  7. 152.28 Application of Income Tax Act
  8. 152.29 Priority in which payment to be applied
  9. 152.3 Refund of excess premium in respect of self-employed earnings

Application of Other Provisions

  1. 152.31 Application of other provisions

Delegation

  1. 152.311  Delegation

Offences

  1. 152.32 Offence and punishment

Regulations

  1. 152.33 Regulations

Review of this Part

  1. 152.34 Review of this Part

PART VIII

  1. 153. Regulations

PART VIII.1 - ALTERNATE ACCESS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS

  1. 153.1 Regulations

PART VIII.2 - REGULATIONS - PROVINCIAL PLANS

  1. 153.2   Regulations

PART IX - REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AND CONDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE

  1. 154. National Training Act
  2. 155. Unemployment Insurance Act

Transitional Provisions

National Training Act

  1. 156. Allowances
  2. 157. Agreements
  3. 158. Charge to Employment Insurance Account

Unemployment Insurance Act

  1. 159. Benefit periods beginning before this section comes into force
  2. 160. Hours of insurable employment and earnings before 1997
  3. 161. Premiums
  4. 162. Employment Insurance Account
  5. 163. Estimated insurable earnings for 1996-97
  6. 164. Powers and functions
  7. 165. Waivers and agreements

Employment Insurance Account

  1. 166. Deemed pay-out and charge

Transational Regulations

  1. 167. Regulations

Consequential and Related Amendments

  1. 168. to 186. [Amendments]

Changes in Terminology

  1. 187. [Amendments]

Conditional Amendments

  1. 188. and 189. [Amendments]

Coming Into Force

  1. 190. Coming into force

  1. SCHEDULE I
  2. SCHEDULE II
  3. RELATED PROVISIONS
  4. TABLE OF CONCORDANCE