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ATTENTION EMPLOYERS

The Automated Earnings Reporting System (AERS) and the Report On Hirings (ROH) programs have been reinstated and employers can now resume participation in these voluntary programs. Employment Insurance Regulation Section 55.1 provides Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) with the lawful authority to obtain employee information for the purpose of these programs. This regulation ensures that the department is compliant with both federal and provincial privacy legislation and safeguards the privacy of Canadian workers. The following documents provide more information on the reinstatement of this voluntary program:

How you can help us
Automated Earnings Reporting System (AERS)
Report on Hirings Program (ROH)
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How you can help us

Employers and employees have an obligation to protect the Employment Insurance fund. It is financed by both of us. Following recommendations made by the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Manufacturers Association, a program was implemented to prevent, deter and detect abuse of the EI program. Under that program, you inform HRSDC of the first day worked of newly hired or rehired employees.

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Automated Earnings Reporting System (AERS)

The Automated Earnings Reporting System is a voluntary verification program that protects the integrity of the Employment Insurance fund and reduces administrative costs for employers. To know more on AERS...

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Report on Hirings Program (ROH)

There are three ways for employers to give us the first day worked of newly hired or rehired employees:

  • Manual Report on Hirings - Employers manually complete a  Hiring Detail form sent to them each month. The form is then returned to our regional Data Entry Centre whose address is indicated on a prepaid self-addressed envelope.
  • Automated Report on Hirings - Employers give us the data on a computer printout.
  • Centralized Payroll System - Employers provide data on a computer tape. This method is for large employers and Payroll Service Bureaus.

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For questions relating to the AERS program, you can contact Robert Leblanc toll free at 1 866 648-6937 or Sherry Sharpe at 1 866 866-0766.

For questions relating to the ROH program, you can contact the Miramichi Investigation Centre toll free at 1 800 615-9144.

For questions about the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you should contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:

  • By mail: 112 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1H3
  • E-mail enquiries: info@privcom.gc.ca
  • Phone: 613 995-8210 or 1 800 282-1376, toll free
  • Fax: 613 947-6850

For more information about the reactivation of the Automated Earnings Reporting System and Report on Hirings programs, visit our Web site.
     
   
Last modified :  2005-11-03 top Important Notices