Government of Canada

Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles

9.1.0  AUTHORITY

  • 9.1.1  Relevant Questions
  • 9.1.2  Applicability
  • 9.1.3  Commencement of Disqualification
  • 9.1.4  Proof

9.2.0  REFUSAL DEFINED

  • 9.2.1  Offer of Employment
  • 9.2.2  Referral to Employment
  • 9.2.3  Has Not Taken Advantage of an Opportunity

9.3.0  NOTIFICATION OF OFFER OR REFUSAL

9.4.0  SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT

  • 9.4.1  Comparison of Duties
  • 9.4.2  Usual Occupation
  • 9.4.3  Employment of a Different Kind
  • 9.4.4  Reasonable Period of Unemployment
  • 9.4.5  Good Employers
  • 9.4.6  Prevailing Rate of Earnings
  • 9.4.7  Labour Dispute

9.5.0  GOOD CAUSE

  • 9.5.1  Good Cause Defined
  • 9.5.2  Credibility
  • 9.5.3  Length of Disqualification
  • 9.5.4  Application

9.6.0  WAGES

  • 9.6.1  Usual Occupation
  • 9.6.2  Employment of a Different Kind
  • 9.6.3  Commission or Piece Work
  • 9.6.4  Move to Another Area

9.7.0  TYPE OF WORK

  • 9.7.1  Desire to Follow Same Occupation
  • 9.7.2  Skilled Workers
  • 9.7.3  Desire to Change Occupations
  • 9.7.4  Lack of Skills or Tools
  • 9.7.5  Dangerous Work
  • 9.7.6  Outdoor Work
  • 9.7.7  Heavy Work
  • 9.7.8  Armed Forces

9.8.0  HOURS OF WORK

  • 9.8.1  Inconvenient Hours
  • 9.8.2  Long Hours
  • 9.8.3  Evening or Night Work
  • 9.8.4  Part-Time Work

9.9.0  DISTANCE BETWEEN RESIDENCE AND PLACE OF WORK

9.10.0  PERSONAL OBJECTIONS

9.11.0  PERSONAL CONSTRAINTS

9.12.0  PROSPECT OF OTHER WORK

  • 9.12.1  Working at Time of Offer
  • 9.12.2  Promise of Employment
  • 9.12.3  Good Employment Opportunities
  • 9.12.4  Other Work Obtained Later