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Persons attending full-time courses not approved by the Commission may still be entitled to EI benefits if they have established their eligibility by working  part-time while attending classes and if they are still available for their previous hours of work on virtually no notice.
Persons attending full-time courses not approved by the Commission may still be entitled to EI benefits if they have established their eligibility by working  part-time while attending classes and if they are still available for their previous hours of work on virtually no notice.
=== 4. Starting a Business ===
Claimants who are trying to start a business are generally considered to be working full-time, regardless of whether they are receiving any income from the  business. They are therefore not eligible for any benefits. The only escape for such claimants is to convince the Commission, or the Referees in an appeal, that the self-employment was so minor in extent that a person would not normally rely upon it as a principal means of livelihood.
=== 5. Working Part-time ===
A claimant who worked part-time may be able to claim an earnings exemption. If the claimant receives any benefits at all, the week counts toward the maximum number of weeks that can be paid under that claim. Thus, it may be in a claimant’s interest not to claim benefits for a week in which only a small amount would be paid.
== B. Suitable Employment ==
A claimant must accept suitable work but is not required to take work considered not suitable. Most of the criteria that define ‘suitable  work’ are contained in the ''Employment Insurance Regulations'' s 9.002-9.004. They are as follows:
*“the claimant’ s health and physical capabilities allow them to commute to the place of work and to perform the work” (9.002(a))
*“the hours of work are not incompatible with the claimant’s family obligations or religious beliefs” (9.002(b))
*“the nature of the work is not contrary to the claimant’s moral  convictions or  religious  beliefs”(9.002(c))•"the  daily  commuting  time toor  from  the  place of  work isnot  greater  than one  hour  or, ifitisgreater than one hour, it does not exceed the claimant’ s daily commuting time toor from their place of  work  during  the  qualifying  period orisnot  uncommon  given  the  place  where  the  claimant resides, and commuting time is assessed by reference to the modes of commute commonly used inthe place where the claimant resides” (9.002(d))•“by accepting  the employment, will notbe  put in  a  less favourable  financial  situation  than  the less favourable of  (i)  the financial  situation  that  the claimant isin while  receiving  benefits,  and  (ii)  that which the claimant wasin during their qualifying period.” (9.002(f))•The  employment  does not  arise in  consequence of  a  stoppage of  work  attributable to  a  labour dispute (Employment Insurance Act, s 27(2))•The level of earnings meets the requirements inEIR s 9.004 (see below)•The similarity of the employment to the claimants past employment meets the requirementsinEIR s 9.003. (see below)The level of earnings and similarity of employment required vary based onhow often the claimant has claimed EI  benefits.  Claimants are  broken  into  three  categories  for  the  purpose of  determining  what constitutes  suitable  work.  Employment  Insurance  Regulations  (SOR/96-332)s  9.003  categorizes asfollows:1.Long-Tenured Workers A claimant who has paid into EI seven of the past ten years and who has claimed 36 weeks or less of regular benefits in the past five years is considered a long-tenured worker. During the  first 18  weeks of  their EI  claim in  which  they  claim  regular  benefits,  they  need  only accept  jobs  in  their  previous  occupation  that  pay 90%of  their  previous  wages.  Following

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