Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program is Canada’s financial safety net for individuals who lose their employment. One particular question about EI my law firm would often receive is when (what day) are EI payments made? EI Payment Dates in 2023 First and foremost, there is no uniform EI payment date for everyone. Your first payment …
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Individuals should apply for employment insurance (“EI”) as soon as they stop working. There is no good reason to wait to apply for EI. Here are seven good reasons why you should apply for EI as soon as you leave your employment 1. For one, your employer does not need to complete your Record of …
Yes, a worker can quit their job due to stress and still receive employment insurance (“EI”) if they can prove that they had no reasonable alternative but to resign. Normally, workers who quit their job voluntarily are not entitled to EI. However, workers who quit can access EI regular benefits if they had “just cause” …
Yes, you can get employment insurance (“EI”) regular benefits if you have “just cause” to quit your job. However, if you do not have so-called “just cause” to quit, and you quit your employment voluntarily, you will not be eligible for EI regular benefits. The Government of Canada will reject your application. What are EI …
After you are approved for and are receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, you must complete bi-weekly EI reports showing that you are still eligible to receive your EI benefits. You must complete your EI reports no later than three weeks after each bi-weekly due date. Failure to complete your EI reporting will result in a loss of …
Updated September 24, 2020 As the CERB winds down on October 3, 2020, Canadians who had to or have to stop working will be a transitioned to a new employment insurance (“EI”) system for EI regular benefits. In short, the new EI program for regular benefits will be easier to qualify for and it will …
What Benefits Can I Get On Maternity? In Canada, expecting mothers and new mothers are entitled to “maternity benefits” known as “employment insurance (“EI”) maternity benefits”. The EI benefits system is federal, meaning it is run by the Government of Canada, not the provincial governments. Nonetheless, the Federal Government’s benefits system works in lockstep with …
Yes, you can collect employment insurance (“EI”) when you are terminated without cause. Mainly, EI ‘regular benefits’ were created for and exist currently to help employees who have lost their employment without cause. Keep in mind that the only time someone is not entitled to EI when they are terminated from work is if (1) …
Employment Insurance Interested in learning about employment insurance (“EI”) regular benefits, sickness benefits, emergency benefits or parental benefits? Read our guide to employment insurance in Canada below. What is employment insurance? Employment insurance is money from the federal government paid to eligible employees who stop working. Employment Insurance provides partial income replacement when an employee …
This post is temporarily out of date. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s Employment Insurance rules have been temporarily changed in Canada to allow employees to access EI benefits even when they received a severance package. Worried about how severance pay affects unemployment benefits? It is true that getting a severance package does disrupt …