BILL C-295

	1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46 Elizabeth II, 1997
	The House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-295
	An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (schedule I)
1996, c. 23	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
	1. The last line of the Table following subsection 7(2) of the Employment Insurance Act is replaced by the following:
	more than 13% but not more than 14% 420
	more than 14% but not more than15% 385
	more than 15% 420
	2. The last two lines of the Table following subsection 7.1(1) are replaced by the following:
	more than 13% but not more than 14% /le plus de 13 % mais au plus 14 % 525 630 735 840
	more than 14% but not more than 15% /le plus de 14 % mais au plus 15 % 481 578 674 770
	more than 15% / plus de 15 % 438 525 613 700
	3. Paragraph 10(8)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(c) 50 weeks of benefit has been paid to the claimant in the claimant's benefit period; or
	4. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 153.1:
	PART VIII.2
	REGULATIONS
Regulations	153.2 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, within three months following the coming into force of this section, the Governor shall make regulations
	(a) for the operation of sections 1 to 3 and 5 of the Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, 1997; and
	(b) amending sections of this Act to make them more consistent with sections 1 to 3 and 5 of the Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, 1997.
Coming into force of regulations	(2) Subject to subsection (3), regulations made under subsection (1) shall come into force three months after this section comes into force.
Approval of the House of Commons	(3) The coming into force of any regulations that amend or repeal regulations made by the Governor in Council under subsection (1) is subject to approval by resolution of the House of Commons, and the regulations shall come into force on the day after the House of Commons approves the regulations by resolution.
	5. Schedule I of the Act is replaced by the following:

SCHEDULE I
(Subsection 12(2))

TABLE OF WEEKS OF BENEFIT

Regional Rate of Unemployment

PROBLEM TABLE

350 - 384 37 39

385 - 419 36 38 40

420 - 454 35 37 39 41

455 - 489 34 36 38 40 42

490 - 524 33 35 37 39 41 43

525 - 559 30 34 36 38 40 42 44

560 - 594 27 31 35 37 39 41 43 45

595 - 629 24 28 32 36 38 40 42 44 46

630 - 664 21 25 29 33 37 39 41 43 45 47

665 - 699 19 22 26 30 34 38 40 42 44 46 48

700 - 734 17 20 23 27 31 35 39 41 43 45 47 49

735 - 769 18 21 24 28 32 36 40 42 44 46 48 50

770 - 804 19 22 25 29 33 37 41 43 45 47 49 50

805 - 839 20 23 26 30 34 38 42 44 46 48 50 50

840 - 874 21 24 27 31 35 39 43 45 47 49 50 50

875 - 909 22 25 28 32 36 40 44 46 48 50 50 50

910 - 944 23 26 29 33 37 41 45 47 49 50 50 50

945 - 979 23 26 29 33 37 41 45 47 49 50 50 50

980 - 1014 24 27 30 34 38 42 46 48 50 50 50 50

1015 - 104 24 27 30 34 38 42 46 48 50 50 50 50

1015 - 108 25 28 31 35 39 43 47 49 50 50 50 50

1085 - 111 25 28 31 35 39 43 47 49 50 50 50 50

1120 - 115 26 29 32 36 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50

1155 - 118 26 29 32 36 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50

1190 - 122 27 30 33 37 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50

1225 - 125 27 30 33 37 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50

1260 - 129 28 31 34 38 42 46 50 50 50 50 50 50

1295 - 132 28 31 34 38 42 46 50 50 50 50 50 50

1330 - 136 29 32 35 39 43 47 50 50 50 50 50 50

1365 - 139 29 32 35 39 43 47 50 50 50 50 50 50

1400 - 143 30 33 36 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50 50

1435 - 146 30 33 36 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50 50

1470 - 150 31 34 37 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50 50

1505 - 153 31 34 37 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50 50

1540 - 157 32 35 38 42 46 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1575 - 160 32 35 38 42 46 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1610 - 164 33 36 39 43 47 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1645 - 167 33 36 39 43 47 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1680 - 171 34 37 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1715 - 174 34 37 40 44 48 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1750 - 178 35 38 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1785 - 181 35 38 41 45 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

1820 - 36 39 42 46 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

ANNEXE I
(paragraphe 12(2))

TABLEAU DES SEMAINES DE PRESTATIONS

Taux régional de chômage