Difference between revisions of "Qualifying for Employment Insurance (8:III)"

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==== c) New Entrants or Re-entrants ====
==== c) New Entrants or Re-entrants ====


A new entrant, or re-entrant, is defined in s 7 as a person who, in the last 52 weeks before the qualifying period, had less than 490 hours of the following: 
As of July 3, 2016, section 7(3) to 7(5) of the EI Act was repealed. The Government eliminated higher EI eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants. The eligibility requirements for new entrants and re-entrants will be calculated the same as other claimants in the region.
*a) hours of insurable employment;
*b) hours for which benefits have been paid or were payable to the person calculated on the basis of 35 hours for each week of benefits;
*c) prescribed hours that relate to employment in the labour force; or
*d) hours comprised of any combination of those hours.
 
A new entrant, or re-entrant requires 910 hours of insurable employment in their qualifying period, regardless of the rate of unemployment in  their region, which qualifies them to be major attachment claimants.  
 
:'''NOTE:''' The government's 2016 budget proposes to eliminate the higher EI eligibility requirements for the new entrant or re-entrant class category such that new entrants or re-entrants face the same eligibility requirements as other claimants in the region where they live.
 
:'''NOTE:''' Under subsection 4.1 of s 7 of the ''EI Act'', parents just returning to the workforce who received one or more weeks of special  benefits (see [[Types of Employment Insurance Benefits (8:VI) | Section VI: Types of Benefits]]) in the previous five years are not classified as new entrants or re-entrants. They can qualify for benefits with the same number of hours as regular attached workers.


=== 2. Youth and EI ===
=== 2. Youth and EI ===
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