A SAFETY NET IN THE EVENT OF JOB LOSS
If you are unemployed, you are entitled to employment insurance benefits. Two conditions are necessary to be eligible:
- Be unemployed for a period of 7 consecutive days;
- Have accumulated between 420 and 700 insurable hours over a period of 52 weeks. The number of eligible hours is determined by your place of residence and the regional unemployment rate.
RELEVANT INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- To speed up the processing of your application, we recommend you keep your employment insurance application active at all times;
- Your record of employment is required to process your employment insurance application. Your employer issue it within 5 calendar days of the interruption of earnings. They can also send it electronically. In this case, you will be able to view it on the Service Canada website, under the My Service Canada Account tab;
- You must complete an application for employment insurance within 3 weeks of your last work day;
- Once your request has been accepted, a “waiting period” must be served, during which no benefit is paid, and you will have to wait another 4 weeks before the first payment is received.
HOW TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
The CSD Construction team is there to help you apply for employment insurance. There are many and sometimes complex rules to employment insurance. Trust our advisory staff to help you avoid the pitfalls and obtain the benefits to which you are entitled.
CHALLENGING AN EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DECISION
Did you know that in case of disagreement with the decision, you can request an administrative review? Here is the procedure to follow :
- The first step is to contact a Service Canada agent to try to resolve the problem;
- If the disagreement persists, you have 30 days to notify your Canada Employment Center that you wish to appeal to the Social Security Tribunal.
Our advisory staff can help you prepare your appeal file. In addition, they will put you in contact with an expert who can represent you and defend your rights. And it’s completely free!
