Employment Insurance Regulations - Amendments
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AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGULATIONS
SOR/2010-214
October 12, 2010
AMENDMENTS
1. Section 77.6 of the Employment Insurance Regulations (see footnote 1) and the heading before it are repealed.
2. Subsection 77.7(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(2) Pilot Project No. 11 applies in respect of every claimant whose benefit period is established in the period beginning on October 26, 2008 and ending on June 25, 2011 and who is ordinarily resident in a region described in Schedule I that is set out in Schedule II.8, other than a claimant in respect of whom the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations apply.
3. (1) Subsection 77.8(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(2) Pilot Project No. 12 applies in respect of every claimant whose benefit period is established or ends in the period beginning on December 7, 2008 and ending on August 6, 2011 and who is ordinarily resident in a region described in Schedule I.
(2) Subsection 77.8(4) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(4) For greater certainty, this section ceases to have effect on August 6, 2011.
4. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 77.91:
PILOT PROJECT RELATING TO EXTENDED BENEFITS
77.92 (1) Pilot Project No. 15 is established for the purpose of assessing the costs and impact of extending the number of weeks of benefits in selected economic regions.
(2) Pilot Project No. 15 applies in respect of every claimant
(a) who, at the time that their benefit period is established, is ordinarily resident in a region described in Schedule I that is set out in Schedule II.6; and
(b) whose benefit period is established in the period beginning on September 12, 2010 and ending
(i) if the regional rate of unemployment, as determined in accordance with subsection 17(1), is less than 8.0% for 12 consecutive periods, beginning after October 9, 2010, in the region in respect of which the benefit period was established, on the second Saturday after the first day of the 12th period, or
(ii) in any other case, on September 15, 2012.
(3) If the condition referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(i) is satisfied, the Commission must, as soon as possible, publish a notice in the Canada Gazette that specifies the day on which the establishment of benefit periods ends, in the region in question, under Pilot Project No. 15. The Commission must also publish the notice on its website.
(4) Despite subsection 12(2) of the Act, the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid in a benefit period that is established for a claimant who is included in Pilot Project No. 15 shall be determined in accordance with the table set out in Schedule II.7 by reference to the regional rate of unemployment that applies to the claimant and the number of hours of insurable employment of the claimant in their qualifying period.
5. Schedule I to the Regulations is amended by replacing the section references after the heading “SCHEDULE I” with the following:
(Subsections 18(1), 77.2(2), 77.3(2), 77.4(2), 77.5(2), 77.7(2), 77.8(2), 77.9(2) and 77.92(2))
6. (1) Schedule II.6 to the Regulations is amended by replacing “(Paragraph 77.6(2)(b))” after the heading “SCHEDULE II.6” with “(Paragraph 77.92(2)(b))”.
(2) Schedule II.6 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the heading “REGIONS INCLUDED IN PILOT PROJECT NO. 10” with “REGIONS INCLUDED IN PILOT PROJECT NO. 15”.
7. (1) Schedule II.7 to the Regulations is amended by replacing “(Subsection 77.6(3))” after the heading “SCHEDULE II.7” with “ (Subsection 77.92(3)) ”.
(2) Schedule II.7 to the Regulations is amended by replacing the heading “TABLE OF WEEKS OF BENEFITS FOR PILOT PROJECT NO. 10” with “TABLE OF WEEKS OF BENEFITS FOR PILOT PROJECT NO. 15”.
COMING INTO FORCE
8. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Footnote 1
SOR/96-332