Difference between revisions of "Employment Insurance Benefit Entitlement (8:VII)"

A claimant will be disentitled if the Commission has evidence (often supplied inadvertently by the claimant) to show that the claimant was not capable and available for work during a given period. For example, if a claimant volunteers the fact that they are only applying for jobs paying $20 per hour or more, the Commission could disentitle the claimant if there are few if any such jobs for which the claimant would be suitable. For an example of how unforeseen  events can affect availability, see ''Canada (Attorney General) v Leblanc'', 2010 FCA 60. In this case, a desire to work was insufficient to establish  availability because the claimant lacked proper clothing and a means to get to work as the result of a house fire.