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#You worked the required number of insurable hours in the “qualifying period”. This is the 52 weeks before the start of your claim or the time since the start of your last EI claim, whichever is shorter. The number of insurable hours required varies between 420 and 700 depending on where you live and the unemployment rate in your economic region when you apply. If you are new to the workforce or have been out of the workforce for 2 or more years, you may need at least 910 hours of insurable work in the qualifying period. | #You worked the required number of insurable hours in the “qualifying period”. This is the 52 weeks before the start of your claim or the time since the start of your last EI claim, whichever is shorter. The number of insurable hours required varies between 420 and 700 depending on where you live and the unemployment rate in your economic region when you apply. If you are new to the workforce or have been out of the workforce for 2 or more years, you may need at least 910 hours of insurable work in the qualifying period. | ||
:ESDC can extend the qualifying period up to 104 weeks if you could not work because you were: | ::ESDC can extend the qualifying period up to 104 weeks if you could not work because you were: | ||
:#ill, injured, quarantined, or pregnant, or | ::#ill, injured, quarantined, or pregnant, or | ||
:#in jail or penitentiary, or | ::#in jail or penitentiary, or | ||
:#attending an instructional course that esdc sent you on. | ::#attending an instructional course that esdc sent you on. | ||
:A longer qualifying period helps if you haven’t worked enough hours in the normal qualifying period—you can count hours you worked more than 52 weeks ago. You have to ask for an extension and show that you are in one of these categories. | ::A longer qualifying period helps if you haven’t worked enough hours in the normal qualifying period—you can count hours you worked more than 52 weeks ago. You have to ask for an extension and show that you are in one of these categories. | ||
:You also need at least 490 hours as a member of the labour force during the “labour force attachment period”—the 52 weeks right before the qualifying period. Being a member of the labour force means that you worked or received earnings, benefits, or compensation; participated in an approved training or other program; served a waiting period; or participated in a labour dispute. | ::You also need at least 490 hours as a member of the labour force during the “labour force attachment period”—the 52 weeks right before the qualifying period. Being a member of the labour force means that you worked or received earnings, benefits, or compensation; participated in an approved training or other program; served a waiting period; or participated in a labour dispute. | ||
'''Other benefits'''—different rules apply to maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care, and fishing cases. The Service Canada website explains them. | '''Other benefits'''—different rules apply to maternity, parental, sickness, compassionate care, and fishing cases. The Service Canada website explains them. | ||