Difference between revisions of "Quantifying Employment Insurance Benefits (8:VI)"

The benefit rate is set out in s 14 of the ''EI Act''. It is:  

*55% of the worker’s weekly insurable earnings (see next section)  

*If (1) the claimant or the spouse of the claimant has dependants and (2) the benefit rate of 55 percent amounts to less than $225 a week or the family income is less than $25,921, then the claimant may also be entitled to a family supplement.  

The current ceiling for the maximum weekly benefits is $543 per week. Always check Service Canada’s “Employment Insurance Regular Benefits” webpage to ensure this information is up-to-date at http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/sew/weekly_benefits.shtml. Effective January 1, 2017, the maximum yearly insurable amount is $51,300.