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Qualifying for Employment Insurance (8:III) (view source)
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==== c) New Entrants or Re-entrants ==== | ==== c) New Entrants or Re-entrants ==== | ||
As of July 3, 2016, section 7(3) to 7(5) of the EI Act was repealed. The Government eliminated higher EI eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants. The eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants will be calculated the same as other claimants in the region. | As of July 3, 2016, section 7(3) to 7(5) of the ''EI Act'' was repealed. The Government eliminated higher EI eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants. The eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants will be calculated the same as other claimants in the region. | ||
=== 2. Youth and EI === | === 2. Youth and EI === | ||
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=== 3. Hours Required === | === 3. Hours Required === | ||
For claimants to receive the regular benefits, they must meet their s. 7 Table requirements during the qualifying period. | For claimants to receive the regular benefits, they must meet their '''s. 7 Table''' requirements during the qualifying period. | ||
The number of hours required to qualify for benefits is based on the unemployment rate of the region in which the claimant lives. ESDC relies on Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey and its “seasonally adjusted average unemployment rate”. Note that several features of the Labour Force survey make the official unemployment rate appear lower or higher than it actually is based on the use of three-month averaging. The current rate of unemployment for each region can be found at: | |||
http://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates.aspx?id=2010. | |||
'''''EI Act, s. 7'' Table''' | '''''EI Act, s. 7'' Table''' | ||
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For EI purposes, British Columbia is divided into six regions: | For EI purposes, British Columbia is divided into six regions: | ||
# Southern Interior consisting of Thompson-Nicola, Columbia-Shuswap, Okanagan and Kootenays Regional Districts; | |||
# Southern Coastal British Columbia, consisting of Comox-Strathcona, Powell River, Squamish-Lillooet, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast, Nanaimo, Alberni-Clayoquot, Cowichan Valley and Capital Regional Districts; | |||
# Abbotsford, consisting of Mission and Abbotsford; | |||
# Vancouver, consisting of Greater Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and New Westminster; | |||
# Victoria, including Saanich, Metchosin, Oak Bay, Sooke and Esquimalt; and | |||
# Northern British Columbia. | |||
For more details on the regions, refer to the ''EI Regulations'', Schedule I, s 7. The monthly seasonally adjusted regional rate is available from Statistics Canada online. | For more details on the regions, refer to the ''EI Regulations'', Schedule I, s 7. The monthly seasonally adjusted regional rate is available from Statistics Canada online. | ||