Employment Insurance Act - Part I - Unemployment Benefits
Current Version of the Employment Insurance Act
PART IUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
|
|
| Status of claimants | 25. (1) For the purposes of this Part, a claimant is unemployed and capable of and available for work during a period when the claimant is(a) attending a course or program of instruction or training at the claimant's own expense, or under employment benefits or similar benefits that are the subject of an agreement under section 63, to which the Commission, or an authority that the Commission designates, has referred the claimant; or (b) participating in any other employment activity (i) for which assistance has been provided for the claimant under prescribed employment benefits or benefits that are the subject of an agreement under section 63 and are similar to the prescribed employment benefits, and (ii) to which the Commission, or an authority that the Commission designates, has referred the claimant. |
| No appeal | (2) A decision of the Commission about the referral of a claimant to a course, program or other employment activity mentioned in subsection (1) is not subject to appeal under section 114 or 115. 1996, c. 23, s. 25; 1997, c. 26, s. 88; 1999, c. 31, s. 76(F). |
| Benefits are not earnings | 26. For the purposes of this Part, Part IV, the Income Tax Act and the Canada Pension Plan, benefits paid to a claimant while employed under employment benefits, or under similar benefits that are the subject of an agreement under section 63, are not earnings from employment. 1996, c. 23, s. 26; ;1997, c. 26, s. 89. |
|
|
|
