1.

What is an Employment insurance act

i. The legislation is designed to provide temporary benefits to those who are
unemployed and actively seeking work
ii. It cannot be used to subsidize persons who are self-employed or engaged in the
operation of a business unless under an employment activity 2 or under the
Employment Insurance Fishing Regulations3
2. What is employment insurance?
Employment Insurance (EI):
a federal income security program that provides temporary earnings replacement for
unemployed workers. This assistance is provided through EI regular benefits.
i. The Employment Insurance (EI) program offers temporary financial assistance to
Canadians. One type of benefits that the EI program offers is regular benefits. EI
regular benefits are offered to people who have lost their employment through
no fault of their own (for example, because of a shortage of work or because
they were employed in seasonal work) and who are ready, willing, and capable
of working each day but unable to find work.

3. Who is employed and Unemployed

i. Employment - The work in which one is engaged; occupation.
ii. persons employed by someone under a contract of service
(http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/digest/4_6_0.shtml#a4_6_0)
iii. considered working a full working week
iv. full working week
b. Definition Of unemployed
i. By definition: In economics, a person who is able and willing to work yet is
unable to find a paying job is considered unemployed.
ii. Explain able
iii. Explain willing to work

4. Benefits
Part 1
The EI program also provides maternity, parental, adoption, sickness, compassionate care, work-
sharing and fishing benefits.
Part 2][

Employment Insurance Part II benefits provide funding for training programs and income
support while training. The federal government provides
Part 3
EI Part II funds to workers through Labor Market Development Agreements with each province.
The EI program is entirely funded by premium contributions from workers and employers that
will now be paid into a dedicated fund.
5. History
Employment insurance in Canada is a legacy of the Great Depression, and remains a pillar of the
nation’s modern social programs. Since its creation in 1940, the program has undergone many
significant evolutions, both philosophically and structurally. Moreover, debate over the program
has remained constant throughout its existence, and is still present in contemporary political
discourse. This feature provides an introduction to the history, administration, and issues
relating to Employment Insurance in Canada.

6. Why is it important?

7. People it relates to (http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/information/self_employed.shtml)

i. You may be entitled to receive EI regular benefits if you:
1. have paid premiums into the EI Account;
2. lost your employment through no fault of your own;
3. have been without work and without pay for at least seven consecutive
days in the last 52 weeks;
4. have worked for the required number of insurable hours in the last 52
weeks or since the start of your last EI claim, whichever is shorter;
5. are ready, willing, and capable of working each day; and
6. are actively looking for work (you must keep a written record of
employers you contact, including when you contacted them).
7. (http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/regular.shtml#what)
8. People it doesn’t relate to
i. Generally, when your main means of living is one of the following:
1. self-employment;
2. engagement in the operation of your business;
3. farming or owning part of a farming business; or
4. working as an independent worker,
ii. You are considered to be working a full working week, therefore not
unemployed, and cannot be paid EI benefits
9. How does it help?
a. Sources of help
b. Analysis

Employment benefit helps you financially, since you no longer have any earnings

10. Who provides it?

a. Governments role
 “the government is extending EI coverage to temporary work interruptions that occur
due to personal reasons, as long as the individual remains committed to returning to
work after receiving benefits. This new “contract” between the government and
workers makes the EI program more integral to families life decisions throughout their
working lives.”
b. Employed role
c. Analysis
11. Against of EI act
a. Analysis
12. Own opinion
In my opinion it’s an excellent system, but the fact that they can’t help anyone who is Business
13. Conclusion