Under the Employment Insurance (Act, SC 1996, c. 23 [EI) is a contributory federal social insurance scheme that pays benefits to eligible workers who lose their jobs or who cannot work due Act], both employees and employers are required to illness, pregnancy or due contribute to responsibilities for a newborn or newly-adopted child, an ill family member, or person who considers the payment of premiums. A claimant is not automatically entitled to be like a family memberbenefits for loss of employment because they paid premiums. Service Canada and the Canada Employment Insurance Commission Certain criteria (the Commissionsee Section IV: Qualifying for EI) administer and act as the registry for the systemmust be met before benefits are payable.

Under the ''Employment Insurance Act'', SC 1996, c 23 [''The EI Act''], both employees and employers are required to contribute to the payment of premiumsregime is a multistage system. A claimant is not automatically entitled to benefits for loss The list immediately below shows the progression of employment because he or she paid premiums. Certain criteria (see [[Qualifying for Employment Insurance (8decisions and appeals under the regime:III) | Section IV: Qualifying for EI)]]) must be met before benefits are payable.

The EI regime is a multistage system. ) decision made by an agent of the list immediately below shows Commission affecting the process of decisions Claimant, employer, and appeals under the regime:Commission itself;

# decision made by an agent of the Commission affecting the Claimant, employer, and the Commission itself;# b) party applies to the Commission for Reconsideration of the Commission's decision;# party appeals to the Employment Insurance section of the General Division of the SST (Social Security Tribunal of Canada);# party appeals Commission’s decision of the General Division to the Appeal Division of the SST;# in exceptional cases, claimant applies to Federal Court of Appeal to set aside decision of the SST.

c) party appeals to the Employment Insurance section of the General Division of the SST (Social Security Tribunal of Canada); d) party appeals decision of the General Division to the Appeal Division of the SST; e) in exceptional cases, claimant applies to Federal Court of Appeal to set aside decision of SST; f) in exceptional cases, claimant appeals court’s decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. (Cases will usually only proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada if the disputed issue is of national significance). A separate appeal structure exists for cases concerning the insurability of employment. This structure is set out in [[Reconsideration of Employment Insurance Decisions (8:XII)#1. Insurability Decisions | '''Section XII. BA. 1 3 Insurability Decisions]]'''.