Employment insurance & benefits

Explains who is eligible, how to apply, how much you could receive, and how long benefits last.

Information on the three types of caregiving benefits. These are family caregiver benefit for children, family caregiver benefit for adults, and compassionate care benefits. It explains who is eligible to apply, how to apply, how much you could receive, and how long benefits last.

Explains EI for people running their own business or controlling more than 40% of their corporation’s voting shares. It explains the types of special benefits, how to register for the self-employed program, what documents you need to submit to the CRA, and how to withdraw from the program.

Explains farm workers’ rights under BC’s main employment law. Topics include who is considered a farm worker under the law, and what happens if an employer doesn’t follow the minimum standards. It explains what benefits you're eligible for, and more.

Explains employers’ responsibilities in ensuring the EI program is administered fairly and efficiently. The information includes preparing records of employment, deducting and remitting EI premiums, and the EI premium reduction program. It explains supplementing EI benefits. The page also links to help if you need to reduce your workforce.

Explains that quitting your job voluntarily affects your legal rights to things like employment insurance benefits and compensation you are owed. Learn your rights if you quit, and what steps you can take to protect yourself. Includes information about employment contracts, giving notice, outstanding wages, constructive dismissal, and more.

You may be eligible to receive a payment under this program if your employer has filed for bankruptcy or is subject to receivership, and you’re owed wages, vacation pay, termination pay, or severance pay.

If Service Canada made a decision about your employment insurance and you don’t agree with it, you can ask them to reconsider, and then appeal to the Social Security Tribunal (SST). This page explains how to do this, including the levels of appeal and the various deadlines.

This guide will tell you how to challenge a decision about your employment insurance claim. It covers the entire appeal process, including internal reconsideration and the Social Security Tribunal.

The page covers EI benefits and leave information for workers, families, fishers, and sickness. It links to how to apply, to submit a report, to view claims, and also links to the EI forms. Other benefits include regular, caregiving, fishing, sickness, maternity and parental, benefits for the self-employed, and benefits for Canadians living abroad.

This chapter on employment insurance is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It provides an overview of how to apply for EI (as well as how to appeal) and summarizes the law relating to qualification requirements, benefit rates, penalties, and offences.

This chapter on employment law is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It provides an overview of the law relating to employment standards, wages and overtime, leaves of absence, termination of employment, and wrongful dismissal.