Bill C-241

1st Session, 40th Parliament,

57 Elizabeth II, 2008

house of commons of canada

BILL C-241

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

1. (1) The definition “waiting period” in subsection 6(1) of the Employment Insurance Act is repealed.

(2) The definition “disentitled” in subsection 6(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

“disentitled” means not entitled under section 18, 21, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 49 or 50 or under the regulations;

2. Section 13 of the Act is repealed.

3. (1) Subsection 19(1) of the Act is repealed.

(2) The portion of subsection 19(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), if the claimant has earnings during a week of unemployment, there shall be deducted from benefits payable in that week the amount, if any, of the earnings that exceeds

4. Section 20 of the Act is replaced by the following:

20. If a claimant is disentitled from receiving benefits for a working day in a week of unemployment, an amount equal to 1/5 of their weekly rate of benefits for each such working day shall be deducted from the benefits payable for that week.

5. Subsection 22(4) of the Act is repealed.

6. Subsection 23(5) of the Act is repealed.

7. Subsection 23.1(7) of the Act is repealed.

8. Paragraph 24(1)(h) of the Act is repealed.

9. Subsection 28(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), the weeks of disqualification are to be served during the period for which benefits would otherwise be payable if the disqualification had not been imposed and, for greater certainty, the length of the disqualification is not affected by any subsequent loss of employment by the claimant during the benefit period.

10. Subsection 30(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(2) The disqualification is for each week of the claimant’s benefit period and, for greater certainty, the length of the disqualification is not affected by any subsequent loss of employment by the claimant during the benefit period.

11. (1) Paragraph 54(a) of the Act is repealed.

(2) Paragraph 54(f.6) of the Act is repealed.

COMING INTO FORCE

12. This Act comes into force 30 days after the date on which it is assented to.