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 Employment Insurance (EI) is a contributory federal social insurance scheme that pays benefits to eligible workers who lose their jobs or who cannot work due to illness, pregnancy or due to responsibilities for a newborn or newly-adopted child, an ill family member, or person who considers the claimant to be like a family member.  Service Canada and the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (the Commission) administer and act as the registry for the system.
-Under the ''Employment Insurance Act'', SC 1996, c 23 [''EI Act''], both employees and employers are required to contribute to the payment of premiums.  A claimant is not automatically entitled to benefits for loss of employment because he or she paid premiums.  Certain criteria (see '''Section IV: Qualifying for EI''') must be met before benefits are payable.
+Under the ''Employment Insurance Act'', SC 1996, c 23 [''EI Act''], both employees and employers are required to contribute to the payment of premiums.  A claimant is not automatically entitled to benefits for loss of employment because he or she paid premiums.  Certain criteria (see [[Qualifying for Employment Insurance (8:III) | Section IV: Qualifying for EI)]]) must be met before benefits are payable.
 The EI regime is a multistage system.  the list immediately below shows the process of decisions and appeals under the regime: