Government of Canada

Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles - Chapter 14 - Annexe 1

Annex - Decision Chart For Teachers who are Under Contract

Decision Chart for Teachers Claiming Regular Benefits during Non-Teaching Summer Period


Previous contract Duration
Signed contract or verbal agreement
New Contract Duration
Decisioni
12 months Automatically renewed N/A D-23 for the entire non-teaching period and D-1ii + D-3iii teaching period
12 months BEFORE end of contract 12 months consecutiveiv D-23 for the entire non-teaching period, D-1 + D-3 teaching period
12 months AFTER end of contract 12 months consecutive D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract + D-23 from date of signaturev of new contract falling within non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period (Gap between D-23s may exist due to no-retro policy)
12 months BEFORE end of contract 12 months non-consecutivevi D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract and D-23 from effective date of new contract if start date falls during non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
12 months AFTER end of contract 12 months non-consecutive D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract and, if new contract signed during non-teaching period or effective date of contract falls during non-teaching period, D-23 from date of signature or effective date of contract, whichever is later, and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
12 months NONE NONE D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract
      With Linkages
No contract termination
No linkages
Contract termination
12 months BEFORE end of contract 10 monthsvii D-23 for the entire non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
12 months AFTER end of contract 10 months D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract + D-23 from date of signature during non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period (Gap between D-23s may exist due to no-retro policy) D-23 for non-teaching period to end of previous contract and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
10 months BEFORE end of contract 12 months D-23 for the entire non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period D-23 from effective date of new contract and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
10 months AFTER end of contract 12 months D-23 from date of signature during non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period

D-3 for 1st week worked- when not a full work week and D-1 following weeks

If new contract signed during non-teaching period or effective date of contract falls during non-teaching period, D-23 from date of signature or effective date of contract, whichever is later, and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
10 months BEFORE end of contract 10 months D-23 for the entire non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period D-1 + D-3 for teaching period
10 months AFTER end of contract 10 months D-23 from date of signature during non-teaching period and D-1 + D-3 for teaching period D-1 + D-3 for teaching period


i D-23: disentitlement during a non-teaching period because the contract of employment for teaching not terminated during non-teaching period or new contract started during non-teaching period.

ii D-1: disentitlement for not unemployed, working full working week during the teaching period (full-time contract)

iii D-3: disentitlement for not available, employed part of a week (full-time contract)

iv Consecutive: means a contract that starts immediately after the former one.

v Date of signature: this term also includes a verbal agreement.

vi Non-consecutive: means that there is a gap between two contracts.

vii 10 months contract: this chart is based on the premise that a 10 month contract usually coincides with the teaching period.