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Individuals on pregnancy, parental, and sickness benefits should continue to make reports. | Individuals on pregnancy, parental, and sickness benefits should continue to make reports. | ||
:'''NOTE:''' Workers whose weekly income amounts tend to fluctuate (e.g. trade workers) should try to estimate as carefully as possible when providing an income figure. Those claimants who either err on the side of caution by declaring an amount that is too high or those who under-declare their actual income may be deemed by the Commission as providing “false or misleading information” and may incur penalties. The best way to avoid penalties is to always inform the Commission of the exact amount as soon as it is known to be correct. Also, an appeal should be filed immediately if a claimant is penalized for an inaccurate estimate of weekly earnings. The test for a penalty is that the claimant knew that the information | :'''NOTE:''' Workers whose weekly income amounts tend to fluctuate (e.g. trade workers) should try to estimate as carefully as possible when providing an income figure. Those claimants who either err on the side of caution by declaring an amount that is too high or those who under-declare their actual income may be deemed by the Commission as providing “false or misleading information” and may incur penalties. The best way to avoid penalties is to always inform the Commission of the exact amount as soon as it is known to be correct. Also, an appeal should be filed immediately if a claimant is penalized for an inaccurate estimate of weekly earnings. The test for a penalty is that the claimant knew that the information they were giving was false. Honest attempts to predict actual earnings should not lead to penalties, even when it results in an overpayment of benefits. | ||
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Even though self-employed people and independent contractors are not automatically covered by the EI system, claimants may get into trouble if they try to start up a business while collecting EI after losing their job. Contrary to many claimants’ belief, self-employment amounts to “working” within the meaning of the question on the weekly reports even if the person has no expectation of receiving any income from it. Section 30 of the EI Regulations provides that, in most cases, a claimant engaged in self-employment is deemed to have worked a full week, unless the self-employment is “so minor in extent that a person would not normally follow it as a principal means of livelihood”. Failure to report such activity will usually lead to overpayments and penalties or charges for misrepresentation. Decisions by the Commission on overpayment and/or the imposition of penalties should always be appealed | Even though self-employed people and independent contractors are not automatically covered by the EI system, claimants may get into trouble if they try to start up a business while collecting EI after losing their job. Contrary to many claimants’ belief, self-employment amounts to “working” within the meaning of the question on the weekly reports even if the person has no expectation of receiving any income from it. Section 30 of the EI Regulations provides that, in most cases, a claimant engaged in self-employment is deemed to have worked a full week, unless the self-employment is “so minor in extent that a person would not normally follow it as a principal means of livelihood”. Failure to report such activity will usually lead to overpayments and penalties or charges for misrepresentation. Decisions by the Commission on overpayment and/or the imposition of penalties should always be appealed | ||
If a claimant wishes to start a business while on EI, | If a claimant wishes to start a business while on EI, they should contact the Commission '''before''' doing anything to pursue self-employment. Special benefits may be available if the claimant enters an approved self-employment agreement for the development and implementation of a business plan. | ||
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