Application for Employment Insurance benefits on-line

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• Social Insurance Number (SIN). If your SIN begins with a 9, you need to supply proof of your immigration status and work permit.
• Your Mother's Maiden Name.
• Your mailing and residential address including your postal code. Please note that if you do not have a usual place of residence, you must apply in person at your local office. To find out your postal code...
• Your complete bank information (Branch number, Financial Institution - name and number and Account number), as shown on your cheque or bank statement so your payments can be deposited directly into your bank account.
• Your detailed version of facts if you have quit or have been dismissed from any job in the last 52 weeks.
• The name, address, dates of employment and reason for separation for all your employers in the last 52 weeks.
• Dates for the weeks (Sunday to Saturday) in the last 52 weeks when you did not work, did not receive moneys and reasons why.
• Dates and salary before deductions for weeks (Sunday to Saturday) of employment in the last 52 weeks if one of the following situations applies to you:
  • you have weeks where your earnings before deductions were less than $225 but more than $0.00 per week, or
  • You reside in one of the economic regions designated under the “Best 14 weeks” pilot project and you are not applying for fishing benefits.
• If you are applying for parental benefits you will need the SIN of the other parent.
• If you are applying for sickness benefits you will need to provide your expected date of recovery.
• If you are applying for compassionate care benefits you will need information about the gravely ill family member, such as first and family name, date of birth and residential address.

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• Salary amount before deductions including tips and commissions.
• Salary amount before deductions for your last week of work (from Sunday to your last day of work).
• Amounts received or to be received as:
  • Vacation pay;
  • Severance pay;
  • Pension;
  • Pay in lieu of notice;
  • Other money (you will need to specify).