Bill C-2
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RECOMMENDATION |
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Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment
Insurance (Fishing) Regulations''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment extends the period for the application of a provision
of the Employment Insurance Act, changes the method of calculating
the maximum yearly insurable earnings, exempts persons who receive
certain special benefits from being considered as new entrants or
re-entrants to the labour force, removes the reduction of the rate of
weekly benefits, gives the Governor in Council the power to set, for the
years 2002 and 2003, the premium rate applicable to insurable earnings,
reduces the number of cases in which benefits have to be repaid and
amends the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES |
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Employment Insurance Act |
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Clause 1: Subsection 2(5) reads as follows:
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(5) For the purposes of sections 15 and 145, the Commission may,
with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations for
establishing how many weeks of regular benefits a claimant was paid,
in order to take into account benefit reductions or deductions in the
calculation or payment of those benefits.
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Clause 2: Subsection 3(2) reads as follows:
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(2) The Commission shall report to the Minister on its assessment
annually from 1997 to 2001 no later than December 31 each year and
shall make any additional reports at any other times, as the Minister may
request.
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Clause 3: Section 4 reads as follows:
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4. For the purposes of subsection 14(1.1), section 17, subsection
82(2) and sections 95 and 145, the maximum yearly insurable earnings
is
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Clause 4: New.
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Clause 5: Section 15 reads as follows:
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15. (1) The percentage of 55 % mentioned in subsection 14(1) is
reduced as provided in the following table if the claimant is not claiming
special benefits and in the 260 weeks before the benefit period begins,
the claimant was paid more than 20 weeks of regular benefits.
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TABLE |
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Number of Weeks of Regular Benefits Reduced Paid Per
centage
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21-40 54 % 41-60 53 % 61-80 52
% 81-100 51 % more than 100 50 %
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(1.1) No reduction shall be made under subsection (1) if the claimant
is entitled to a family supplement under section 16.
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(2) Regular benefits paid for weeks beginning before June 30, 1996
shall not be taken into account when applying subsection (1).
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Clause 6: Section 17 reads as follows:
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17. The maximum rate of weekly benefits is
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Clause 7: Subsection 28(6) reads as follows:
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(6) For the purposes of this Part, other than section 15, benefits are
deemed to be paid for the weeks of disqualification.
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Clause 8: Subsection 38(3) reads as follows:
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(3) For greater certainty, the repayment of benefits overpaid as a
result of an act or omission mentioned in subsection (1) does not affect
the determination, for the purposes of section 15 or subsection 145(2)
or (3), of the number of weeks of regular benefits paid to a claimant.
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Clause 9: New.
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Clause 10: Section 67 reads as follows:
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67. Subject to section 70, a person employed in insurable
employment shall pay, by deduction as provided in subsection 82(1), a
premium equal to their insurable earnings multiplied by the premium
rate set by the Commission.
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Clause 11: (1) The relevant portion of subsection
145(1) reads as follows:
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145. (1) If a claimant's income for a taxation year exceeds 1.25 times
the maximum yearly insurable earnings, the claimant shall repay to the
Receiver General 30 % of the lesser of
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(2) Subsections 145(2) to (8) read as follows:
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(2) The claimant shall repay to the Receiver General an amount
determined under subsections (3) to (5), instead of subsection (1), if in
the five years before a taxation year, the claimant was paid more than
20 weeks of regular benefits and their income for the taxation year
exceeds the maximum yearly insurable earnings.
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(3) The claimant shall repay a percentage of the total benefits, other
than special benefits, paid to the claimant in the taxation year, as
determined by the following table.
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TABLE |
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Number of Weeks of Regular Benefits Percentage Paid Re
payable
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21 to 40 50 % 41 to 60 60 % 61 to 80 70
% 81 to 100 80 % 101 to 120 90 % more than 120 10
0 %
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(4) The maximum amount repayable under subsection (3) is 30 % of
the amount by which the claimant's income for the taxation year, less
any amount repayable under subsection (5), exceeds the maximum
yearly insurable earnings.
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(5) If the claimant was paid special benefits in the taxation year, the
claimant shall also repay 30 % of the lesser of
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(6) Regular benefits paid for weeks beginning before June 30, 1996
shall not be taken into account when applying subsections (2) to (4).
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(7) A repayment must be made
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(8) For greater certainty, repayments under this section do not affect
the determination under subsections (2) and (3) or section 15 of the
number of weeks of regular benefits paid to a claimant.
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Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations |
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Clause 13: (1) and (2) New.
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