Employment Insurance (EI)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Employment_Insurance_(EI)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social insurance
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Service_Canada
gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:benefit percentage of average insurable weekly earnings
gptkbp:contactWith 1-800-206-7218
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:eligibility must have lost job through no fault of own
must have paid EI premiums
must have worked required insurable hours
gptkbp:established 1940
gptkbp:fundedBy employee contributions
employer contributions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Employment Insurance (EI)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Employment_Insurance_Act
gptkbp:maximumBenefitPeriod up to 45 weeks
gptkbp:minimumInsurableHours 420 to 700 hours (varies by region and period)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Employment_and_Social_Development_Canada
gptkbp:provides unemployment benefits
maternity benefits
sickness benefits
compassionate care benefits
parental benefits
temporary financial assistance
benefits for caregivers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Canada_Workers_Benefit_(CWB)
gptkb:Canada_Recovery_Benefit_(CRB)
gptkb:Canada_Emergency_Response_Benefit_(CERB)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Unemployment_Insurance
gptkbp:waitingPeriod 1 week
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canada_Emergency_Response_Benefit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6