Government of Canada

Index of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Employment Insurance (EI) for Employers

Complete list of FAQs for employers on EI key-subjects
Other FAQs are available for individuals

General Information
Quick access to most common asked questions on subjects of interest such as the record of employment (ROE).

The best 14 weeks pilot project 
What are the impacts on the ROE and the new benefit rate calculation?

Record of Employment on the Web (ROE Web)
What is the ROE Web and how employers can create, submit and print ROEs via the Internet? 

Compassionate Care Benefits
How compassionate care benefits impact your enterprise? Does it change the existing plans? What about the Labour codes?

Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
Information about the impact of the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan on the Record of Employment (ROE).

How to request a copy of a Record of Employment (ROE) 
Where and how to obtain a copy of a ROE already issued? What information is required?

Premium Reduction Program (PRP) 
How can employers reduce their EI premium rate by offering their employees disability coverage? Who can apply and when? How much reduction will you get?

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Program
How to top-up your employees' EI benefits (SUB) while temporarily out of work?

Privacy impact on control programs
What is the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its impact on EI programs?