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Employment Insurance Act ( 1996, c. 23 )
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Act current to October 30th, 2007
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
 
Table of contents
  1. Employment Insurance Act
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. INTERPRETATION
    3. REPORT
    4. MAXIMUM YEARLY INSURABLE EARNINGS
    5. INSURABLE EMPLOYMENT
    6. PART I : UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
      1. Interpretation
      2. Qualifying for Benefits
      3. Benefit Period
      4. Payment of Benefits
      5. Rate of Benefits
      6. Disentitlement to Benefits
      7. Deductions from Benefits
      8. Special Benefits
      9. Work-Sharing
      10. Courses, Programs and Employment Benefits
      11. Disqualification and Disentitlement
      12. Penalties
      13. Non-assignment of Benefits and Liability to Return Benefits and Pay Penalties
      14. Claim Procedure
      15. Regulations
    8. PART II : EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
    9. PART III : PREMIUMS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MATTERS
      1. Premiums
      2. Employment Insurance Account
    11. PART IV : INSURABLE EARNINGS AND COLLECTION OF PREMIUMS
      1. Interpretation
      2. Payment of Premiums
      3. Rulings and Appeals
      4. Overpayments and Refunds
      5. Administration
      6. Objection and Review
      7. Offences
      8. Regulations
    13. PART V : PILOT PROJECTS
    14. PART VI : ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
      1. Boards of Referees
      2. Umpires
      3. Appeals
      4. Investigations
      5. Enforcement
      6. Offences and Punishment
      7. Social Insurance Number
      8. Reports
      9. Electronic Systems
    16. PART VII : BENEFIT REPAYMENT
    17. PART VIII : SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS ENGAGED IN FISHING
    18. PART VIII.1 : ALTERNATE ACCESS TO SPECIAL BENEFITS
    19. PART VIII.2 : REGULATIONS — PROVINCIAL PLANS
    20. PART IX : REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, RELATED AND CONDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AND COMING INTO FORCE
      1. Repeals
      2. Transitional Provisions
      3. Consequential and Related Amendments
      4. Changes in Terminology
      5. Conditional Amendments
      6. Coming into Force
    22. SCHEDULE I : TABLE OF WEEKS OF BENEFIT
    23. SCHEDULE II : INTERIM PROVISIONS

Related Information
  1. Amendments not in Force
  2. Related Provisions

Related Regulations
  1. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
  2. Employment Insurance Regulations
  3. Insurable Earnings and Collection of Premiums Regulations
  4. Unemployment Insurance (Collection of Premiums) Regulations
  5. Unemployment Insurance Account Advance Regulations
  6. Unemployment Insurance Benefits Order, 1990
  7. Unemployment Insurance Benefits Order, 1991
  8. Unemployment Insurance Rate of Premium, 1966, Order
  9. Unemployment Insurance Rates of Premium, 1990, Order

Last updated: 2007-11-09
Last updated: 2007-11-09
Last updated: 2007-11-09
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