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 The Federal Court of Appeal continues to find that voluntarily leaving one’s employment to return to school, except for programs authorized by the EI Commission, does not constitute “just cause” and is a ground for disqualification from benefits under ss 29 and 30 of the EI Act. Please refer to https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/courses-training.html#Declaring for the rules and the form for declaring your training.
-In the case of ''Attorney General of Canada v Mattieu Lamonde'', 2006 FCA44, the court held that the claimant should be disqualified from benefits because he took a year’s leave from his full time job to attend school in another community, although he immediately found part time work when he arrived there.
+In the case of ''Attorney General of Canada v Mattieu Lamonde'', 2006 FCA44, the court held that the claimant should be disqualified from benefits because he took a year’s leave from his full-time job to attend school in another community, although he immediately found part-time work when he arrived there.
 :'''NOTE:''' While  nothing in the legislation indicates that improving one’s qualifications can never be just cause, the Court of Appeal continues to set aside decisions on this basis.