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== C. Minimum Hours of Employment Required == | == C. Minimum Hours of Employment Required == | ||
=== 1. Required Hours === | === 1. Required Hours === | ||
The number of hours needed to establish a claim for EI regular benefits is based on the regional variable entrance requirements for all claimants. This is based on the regional rate of unemployment in the region where the claimant ordinarily resides. | The number of hours needed to establish a claim for EI regular benefits is based on the regional variable entrance requirements for all claimants. This is based on the regional rate of unemployment in the region where the claimant ordinarily resides. | ||
A claimant will need to have accumulated between 420 and 700 hours of insurable employment during their qualifying period to be eligible to receive EI regular benefits (''EI Ac''t, s. 7(2)). | A claimant will need to have accumulated between 420 and 700 hours of insurable employment during their qualifying period to be eligible to receive EI regular benefits (''EI Ac''t, s. 7(2)). | ||
Unemployment rates for EI Economic Regions can be found online at https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates_cur.aspx. | Unemployment rates for EI Economic Regions can be found online at https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/rates_cur.aspx. | ||
You can find your economic region by searching your postal code at the following link: https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/postalcode_search.aspx. | You can find your economic region by searching your postal code at the following link: https://srv129.services.gc.ca/ei_regions/eng/postalcode_search.aspx. | ||
The number of hours that an insured person needs under s. 7 to qualify for benefits is increased to the number shown under s. 7.1(1) of the ''EI Act'' if one or more violations have occurred in the 260-week period prior to the initial claim (see [[Keeping Out of Trouble on Employment Insurance (8:IX)|'''Section IX: Keeping Out of Trouble''']]). | The number of hours that an insured person needs under s. 7 to qualify for benefits is increased to the number shown under s. 7.1(1) of the ''EI Act'' if one or more violations have occurred in the 260-week period prior to the initial claim (see [[Keeping Out of Trouble on Employment Insurance (8:IX)|'''Section IX: Keeping Out of Trouble''']]). | ||
:'''Note''': Due to COVID-19, for EI claims established between September 26, 2021 and September 24, 2022, claimants only needed 420 hours of insurable employment to qualify for regular benefits, regardless of where they lived in Canada. These were temporary measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since reverted to the regular entrance requirements. | |||
'''Note''': Due to COVID-19, for EI claims established between September 26, 2021 and September 24, 2022, claimants only needed 420 hours of insurable employment to qualify for regular benefits, regardless of where they lived in Canada. These were temporary measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since reverted to the regular entrance requirements. | |||
=== 2. Youth and EI === | === 2. Youth and EI === | ||
When a minor is engaged in insurable employment and is making contributions to the plan, they are eligible for EI benefits in the '''same manner as an adult.''' | When a minor is engaged in insurable employment and is making contributions to the plan, they are eligible for EI benefits in the '''same manner as an adult.''' | ||
== D. Interruption of Earnings == | == D. Interruption of Earnings == | ||