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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you have been employed for a minimum number of hours (currently between 420 and 650, depending on where you live in BC) over the past several months, (usually 12), and are now out of work through no fault of your own, you may be entitled to employment insurance ("EI") benefits. | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you have been employed for a minimum number of hours (currently between 420 and 650, depending on where you live in BC) over the past several months, (usually 12), and are now out of work through no fault of your own, you may be entitled to employment insurance ("EI") benefits. | ||
If you have applied for EI benefits and have been turned down, you can appeal within 30 days of the decision to the EI Board of Referees. Further, some decisions of the Board can be appealed to an EI Umpire within 60 days of the | If you have applied for EI benefits and have been turned down, you can appeal '''within 30 days''' of the decision to the EI Board of Referees. Further, some decisions of the Board can be appealed to an EI Umpire '''within 60 days''' of the Board's decision. | ||
== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
# Get a “Notice of Appeal to Board of Referees” by phone at 1-800-206-7218 or online. | # Get a “Notice of Appeal to Board of Referees” by phone at 1-800-206-7218 or online. See [[Service Canada]] in the Resource Guide in Part 2 for the website link. | ||
# Complete and submit the form. | # Complete and submit the form. | ||
