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Working while on EI What you should know What you should knowUnder current Employment Insurance (EI) rules, you can work a certain amount while you are on claim without a deduction from your benefits. If you work part-time while receiving regular, parental, compassionate care or fishing benefits, you can earn $50 per week or 25% of your weekly benefits, whichever is higher. Special measures have been taken for workers living in participating economic regions to accept all available employment while on claim without a reduction in their EI benefits. A 3-year pilot project increases the amount you can earn while working part-time and receiving EI benefits by allowing you to earn the greater of $75 or 40 % of weekly benefits. This pilot project will run from December 11, 2005 to December 6, 2008. Through this pilot project, the Government will evaluate the effects on pilot project participants and on the labour market. Economic regions included in pilot projectThe pilot project will be tested in 23 EI economic regions. Select the region where you live to see if your municipality is included. How to take advantage of the pilot projectYou can benefit from the pilot project if you meet the following conditions:
Important reminder: There is no change concerning earnings made while claiming sickness and maternity benefits. They will continue to be deducted from benefits dollar for dollar. Example: Allowable earnings under the pilot project and before. You claim and are eligible to receive regular benefits. You reside in one of the participating EI economic regions. Your claim for benefits starts on December 11, 2005.
Under the pilot project, your payable EI payment is $130 and is calculated as follows: $200 benefit rate + $80 allowable earnings (which is 40% of $ 200) = $280 - $150 what you earn = $130 is the amount of your EI payment. Before the project pilot, your payable EI payment would have been $100 and would have been calculated as follows: $200 benefit rate + $50 allowable earnings (which is 25% of $200) = $250 - $150 what you earned = $100 would have been the amount of your EI payment. Workers and/or Residents outside CanadaIf you are residing in the United States and worked in Canada or if you crossed the Canada/United States border between your residence and workplace, the economic region used is the one of your last Canadian insurable employment. If that region is a participating region and you meet all the conditions, you could participate in the pilot project that allows you to earn $75 or 40% of your weekly benefits, whicherver is higher. Any monies earned above that amount will be deducted dollar for dollar from your benefits. For more information on Employment Insurance and Workers and/or Residents outside Canada... |
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