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Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles
Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles Chapter 24 - Benefits for the self-employed
Table of contents
24.0 Introduction
24.1.0 Legislative authority
24.1.1 Part VII.1 of the
Employment Insurance Act
24.1.2 Definitions
24.2.0 Participation: special benefits for the self-employed
24.2.1 Eligible participants
24.2.1.1 Limitation -
Québec
residents
24.2.2 Choosing between benefits
24.3.0 Registration process
24.3.1 Entering into an agreement with the commission to participate in the EI program
24.3.1.1
Québec
residents
24.3.2 Annual premiums payment
24.3.3 Cancellation/termination of an agreement
24.3.4 Termination of agreement after 60 day grace period
24.3.5 Subsequent agreement (after termination)
24.4.0 Qualifying period
24.4.1 Where the qualifying period falls
24.4.2 Entrance requirements
24.4.3 Qualifying period earnings – from self-employment only
24.4.4 Qualifying period earnings – Combination of self-employment, fishing and/or insured employment with an employer
24.4.5 Qualifying period earnings limitation
24.5.0 Grounds for exclusion of earnings – insured employment with an employer
24.5.1 Separation from employment
24.5.1.1 Voluntarily leaving employment
24.5.1.2 Misconduct
24.6.0 Increased entrance requirements
24.6.1 An unclassified violation
24.6.2 A classified violation
24.7.0 Interruption of earnings
24.7.1 Proof required
24.8.0 Benefit period
24.8.1 Interruption of earnings and a week of unemployment
24.8.2 Commencement of the benefit period
24.8.3 Antedate (late initial claim)
24.8.4 Duration of the benefit period
24.8.5 Waiting period
24.8.6 Extensions of the benefit period
24.8.7 Calculation of the benefit rate for self-employment special benefits
24.8.8 Family supplement rate
24.9.0 Payment of benefits
24.9.1 Week of benefits paid defined
24.10.0 Entitlement to benefits
24.10.1 Disentitlement
24.10.1.1 Effect of disentitlement
24.10.2 Length of disentitlement
24.10.3 Grounds for disentitlement
24.10.4 Disentitling condition: no week of unemployment
24.10.5 Disentitling condition: When out of Canada
24.10.6 Disentitling condition: Being an inmate in any prison or similar institution
24.10.6.1 Similar institution
24.11.0 Earnings
24.11.1 Earnings arising from self-employment
24.11.2 Earnings arising from insured employment
24.11.2.1 Pension earnings treatment - Special benefits for self-employed claims
24.12.0 Five types of special benefits
24.12.1 Introduction
24.13.0 Sickness benefits
24.13.1 Introduction
24.13.2 First entitlement condition: While a person is unable to work
24.13.2.1 By reason of illness, injury or quarantine
24.13.2.2 Proof
24.13.3 The medical certificate, a significant source of information
24.13.4 Other means and sources of information
24.13.5 Second entitlement condition: Be otherwise working
24.13.5.1 Otherwise working: Supporting the continuation of a business
24.13.5.2 Otherwise working: imprisonment
24.13.6 When out of Canada
24.13.7 Sickness benefits within the maternity period
24.13.8 Payment of sickness benefits
24.13.8.1 Waiting period
24.13.8.2 Limits to the number of weeks of benefits payable
24.13.8.3 Earnings while in receipt of sickness benefits
24.14.0 Maternity benefits
24.14.1 Introduction
24.14.2 Who can receive maternity benefits
24.14.3 Payment of maternity benefits
24.14.3.1 Waiting period
24.14.3.2 Limits to the number of weeks of benefits payable
24.14.3.3 When maternity benefits are payable
24.14.4 Sickness benefits within the maternity period
24.14.5 Earnings while in receipt of maternity benefits
24.14.6 When out of Canada
24.15.0 Parental benefits
24.15.1 Introduction
24.15.2 Who can receive parental benefits
24.15.3 First entitlement condition: declaration of birth or placement
24.15.4 Second entitlement condition: to care for a child
24.15.5 Week in which the child is born, or actually placed with the claimant
24.15.6 Waiting period
24.15.7 When parental benefits are payable
24.15.8 The number of weeks for which parental benefits may be paid
24.15.9 Earnings while in receipt of parental benefits
24.15.10 When out of Canada
24.16.0 Compassionate care benefits
24.16.1 Introduction
24.16.2 Family members who can receive compassionate care benefits
24.16.3 First entitlement condition: Proof of seriously ill family member
24.16.4 Second entitlement condition: care or support of seriously ill family member
24.16.5 The number of weeks for which compassionate care benefits may be paid
24.16.6 Waiting period
24.16.7 Period during which compassionate care benefits are payable
24.16.7.1 Compassionate care window start
24.16.7.2 Medical certificate issued before compassionate care claimed
24.16.7.3 Medical certificate issued after compassionate care claimed
24.16.7.4 End of entitlement within the window
24.16.8 Sharing compassionate care benefits
24.16.9 Antedates and compassionate care benefits
24.16.10 Earnings
24.16.11 When out of Canada
24.17.0 Familly caregiver benefits
24.17.1 Introduction
24.17.2 Definitions
24.17.3 Who can receive family caregiver benefits?
24.17.4 Medical certificate required
24.17.5 More than one critically ill family member
24.17.6 Waiting period
24.17.7 When family caregiver benefits are payable
24.17.8 The number of weeks for which family caregiver benefits may be paid
24.17.9 Earnings while in receipt of family caregiver benefits
24.17.10 When out of Canada
24.18.0 Combining special benefits
24.18.1 Limits to the number of weeks of special benefits payable
24.19.0 Policy on penalties
24.19.1 Introduction
24.20.0 Claim cancellation/termination
24.20.1 Introduction
24.20.2 Claim termination
24.20.2.1 Early termination
24.21.0 Reconsideration, amendment of a decision, error correction and appeals
24.21.1 Introduction
24.21.1.1 Limitation: Recourse with regard of effective date of and/or termination of agreement for self-employed persons
24.22.0 Write-off
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2021-03-25
