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==Apply for EI benefits== | ==Apply for EI benefits== | ||
Here are the steps to apply for EI benefits. | Here are the steps to apply for EI benefits. | ||
===Step 1. Gather your information=== | |||
Collect all the documents and information you’ll need. These include: | Collect all the documents and information you’ll need. These include: | ||
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* your record of employment (ROE), which is a form the employer prepares saying how long you worked for them and how much you earned | * your record of employment (ROE), which is a form the employer prepares saying how long you worked for them and how much you earned | ||
===Step 2. Apply for benefits=== | |||
You should apply for EI as soon as you stop working. If you delay, you may lose benefits. | You should apply for EI as soon as you stop working. If you delay, you may lose benefits. | ||
To apply, you must start your application online. If you don’t have internet access at home, you can apply at a public internet access site, like a library. Here's the [https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/privacy-notice.html online application form]. | To apply, you must start your application online. If you don’t have internet access at home, you can apply at a public internet access site, like a library. Here's the [https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/privacy-notice.html online application form]. | ||
===Step 3. After you apply=== | |||
If your application is approved, there may be a one-week waiting period for which you won’t be paid. | If your application is approved, there may be a one-week waiting period for which you won’t be paid. | ||
If your application is denied, Service Canada will contact you by letter or phone to explain why. | If your application is denied, Service Canada will contact you by letter or phone to explain why. | ||
===Step 4. If your application is denied, request a reconsideration=== | |||
If your application is denied, your first step to challenge the decision is to request a reconsideration. There is no cost to do this. | If your application is denied, your first step to challenge the decision is to request a reconsideration. There is no cost to do this. | ||
===Step 5. Appeal the reconsideration decision=== | |||
If you disagree with the decision made on your reconsideration request, you can appeal to the Social Security Tribunal. This is a body similar to a court. It hears appeals on pensions and benefits provided by the federal government. | If you disagree with the decision made on your reconsideration request, you can appeal to the Social Security Tribunal. This is a body similar to a court. It hears appeals on pensions and benefits provided by the federal government. | ||
