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You can normally receive up to 50 weeks of benefits when regular benefits are combined with maternity, parental, sickness or caregiving benefits in the same benefit period (of 52 weeks). The only exception is when EI regular benefits and extended parental benefits are paid during the 52-week period. As extended parental benefits are paid at a ...
Eligibility criteria. To receive EI regular benefits, you need to demonstrate that you: were employed in insurable employment. lost your job through no fault of your own. are affected by flooding or wildfires. have been without work and without pay for at least 7 consecutive days in the last 52 weeks. have worked for the required number of ...
What you should know. In order to protect the Employment Insurance Fund, we are responsible for ensuring that EI benefits are only paid to eligible individuals. This responsibility is shared by all workers, employers and the Government of Canada. EI applications for which benefits have been paid or have become payable are reviewed regularly.
To apply for assistance, contact EIA by phone at 204-948-4000 or visit their office at 111 Rorie Street in Winnipeg. If you want, you may ask a friend, family member or other person you know to help you talk with EIA. List of Service locations in Winnipeg. List of Service locations outside of Winnipeg.
EI – Regular Benefits. Employment Insurance (EI) provides regular benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs) and are available for and able to work, but can't find a job. People are encouraged to file a claim as soon as they lose their job.
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Here are the five most common misconceptions people have about EI that disqualify them from receiving their benefits. 1. "I can apply for EI anytime." You must apply for benefits within 30 days of losing your employment. "Then, if you’re denied benefits, you have 30 days to appeal that decision," says Cathy Davis, the executive director for ...
Do not hang up the phone until you are told that your report was successful. If you hang up before that, your report will probably not go through and you will have to start again. If you realize later that you made a mistake in your report, call 1-800-206-7218 and press zero. TTY users, call 1-800-529-3742.
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