2nd Session, 36th Parliament,
48 Elizabeth II, 1999

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-323

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, 1999 (schedule I)

1996, c. 23; 1997, c. 26; 1998, cc. 19, 21; 1999, c. 17

      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% 350

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, 1999; 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, 1999.

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:

Coming into force

6. Sections 1 to 3 and 5 shall come into force three months after this Act is assented to.