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== A. Regular Benefits == | == A. Regular Benefits == | ||
EI benefits are calculated using your highest weeks of earnings over the qualifying period (generally 52 weeks): http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/vbw/index.shtml. (Applies to both Regular (A) and Special Benefits (B)). | |||
Regular EI benefits are payable during the benefit period to a claimant who: | Regular EI benefits are payable during the benefit period to a claimant who: | ||
*has had the requisite number of hours of insurable earnings during the qualifying period; | *has had the requisite number of hours of insurable earnings during the qualifying period; | ||
*has had an interruption of earnings from employment; | *has had an interruption of earnings from employment; | ||
*is capable of and available for work | *is capable of and available for work | ||
*has made “reasonable and customary efforts” ; and | |||
*is unable to find suitable employment. | *is unable to find suitable employment. | ||