Employment Insurance Regulations - Amendments
AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGULATIONS
SOR 2001-290
1 August, 2001
AMENDMENTS
1. (1) Subsection 34(1) of the Employment Insurance Regulations1 is replaced by the following:
34. (1) For the purposes of this section, "adjusted income", "base taxation year" and "cohabiting spouse or common-law partner" have the same meanings as in section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act.
(2) Subsections 34(3) and (4) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
(3) Where a claimant establishes, in the manner directed by the Commission under section 16 of the Act, that the claimant or the claimant's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner is in receipt of a child tax benefit for the month preceding the Sunday of the week in respect of which the claimant makes a claim for benefits, the claimant's rate of weekly benefits for that week shall be increased by the amount of a family supplement determined in accordance with this section.
(4) The claimant's rate of weekly benefits for a week shall not be increased under this section if benefits are also payable to the claimant's cohabiting spouse or common law partner for that week at a rate increased under this section.
(3) The portion of subsection 34(5)2 of the Regulations before the table is replaced by the following:
(5) The family supplement is the amount determined in accordance with the following table, taking into account the family income and the number and ages of the children for which the claimant or the claimant's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner receives a child tax benefit:
2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 51:
51.1 For the purposes of subparagraph 29(c)(xiv) of the Act, other reasonable circumstances include
(a) circumstances in which a claimant has an obligation to accompany to another residence a person with whom the claimant has been cohabiting in a conjugal relationship for a period of less than one year and where
(i) the claimant or that person has had a child during that period or has adopted a child during that period,
(ii) the claimant or that person is expecting the birth of a child, or
(iii) a child has been placed with the claimant or that person during that period for the purpose of adoption; and
(b) circumstances in which a claimant has an obligation to care for a member of their immediate family within the meaning of subsection 55(2).
3. (1) Paragraph 55(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(b) for a period of not more than seven consecutive days to attend the funeral of a member of the claimant's immediate family or of one of the following persons, namely,
(i) a grandparent of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner,
(ii) a grandchild of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner,
(iii) the spouse or common-law partner of the claimant's son or daughter or of the son or daughter of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner,
(iv) the spouse or common-law partner of a child of the claimant's father or mother or of a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the claimant's father or mother,
(v) a child of the father or mother of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner or a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the father or mother of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner,
(vi) an uncle or aunt of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner, and
(vii) a nephew or niece of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(2) Paragraphs 55(1)(c) and (d) of the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
c) accompagner, pendant une période ne dépassant pas 7 jours consécutifs, un proche parent à un hôpital, une clinique médicale ou un établissement du même genre situés à l'étranger pour un traitement médical qui n'est pas immédiatement ou promptement disponible dans la région où ce parent réside au Canada, si l'établissement est accrédité pour fournir ce traitement par l'autorité gouvernementale étrangère compétente;
d) visiter, pendant une période ne dépassant pas 7 jours consécutifs, un proche parent qui est gravement malade ou blessé;
(3) Subsections 55(2) and (3) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the following persons are considered to be members of the claimant's immediate family:
(a) the father and mother of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(b) the spouse or common-law partner of the father or mother of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(c) the foster parent of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(d) a child of the claimant's father or mother or a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the claimant's father or mother;
(e) the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(f) a child of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner;
(g) a ward of the claimant or of the claimant's spouse or common-law partner; and
(h) a dependant or relative residing in the claimant's household or a relative with whom the claimant permanently resides.
4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
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1 SOR/96-332
2 SOR/99-290