if you are not capable to work or you are sick, injured or you are pregnant
then you can apply for Employment Insurance (EI)and the Canadian Government will pay you in the meantime
Requirements to apply for EI
you must be Taxpayer
you should have worked in last 12 months minimum of 600 hours but due to covid its 300 hours estimated please click here for accurate information
you must have a valid Social insurance Number click here if you need to renew or apply
you must have a valid immigration status if it expires soon you click here if you need to extend any permit and you can upload the confirmation letter for extension
record of employment
get a record of employment from all employers of the last 12 months
some time they do not provide it you
call and email every employer and request them to provide your ROE record of employment to Service Canada
once they uploaded from their side you will be able to see in your service Canada account
okay let’s come to the point
Click here to go to service Canada’s website
click on if first time started the application in last 72 hours
and once we start the application and you may have to exit
and come back to complete the application next time then you will click on this link click on yes
click on continue
choose your option
And continue
please make sure to choose all answers by yourself
now the most important is the type of benefits you are applying for
What type of benefits are you applying for? Help for this question
Regular benefits: you have lost your job (through no fault of your own) and you are available for and able to work, but can’t find a job.
choose according to you
please note if you are pregnant then also you can apply for sickness if you are unable to do work
and then later on your maternity benefits will be issued if they found you eligible for that
choose any and press continue
fill the all details and press continue
you will get a temporary code
on the screen
once you put postal code
you will see your street name AND FILL your house or apartment number
and click on yes it’s my residential address
and press continue
choose everything according to you press continue
continue
continue
most important is banking information please fill everything correctly
so you will get money in the right account
press continue
fill date of your permit
press continue
please note if you have any required documents then you can upload
if you do not have the required document for example doctor’s certificate
you do not need to worry about it you can upload it later
or if you are pregnant then usually Service Canada just asks you about due date of delivery
and you may not need to upload
and upload your work/study permit or PR card
continue
and provide employment details
And continue
choose according to you
and press continue
and fill earnings details and choose per hour/year
continue
continue
Fill job title and choose from the window
choose anyone and press continue
choose yes or no
continue
* This is a required question for the last 52 weeks, did you have any other periods of work? (with the same employer or other employers)
choose yes or no
and press continue
This is a required question you have an injury as the result of a motor vehicle accident?
choose yes/no
click on have read and accept the above conditions.
and continue
choose yes or not for a medical certificate
continue
* This is a required questionAre you now or will you be receiving a pension within the next 52 weeks?
yes/no
answer the questions and continue
again answer the questions and continue
This is a required question you self-employed, other than fishing or farming?
yes/no
* This is a required question you or will you declare farming income on your Income Tax Return?
yes/no
Are you taking or will you be taking a course or training program?
yes/no
This is a required question someone assists you in completing this application?
yes/no
Press continue and continue
you will see the estimated amount you will receive from Service Canada
then you will need to upload documents such as a study or work permit or PR card
once everything is done here you will get your claim/file number on the screen
then you can follow up with Service Canada with that number
you will get a Secret access code in your mailbox at the mailing address
and an email with the following information
please note Service Canada may call you for additional required information
they may ask for your SIN number and UCI number of your permit
do not be afraid to answer these questions
we know many people get fraud calls
but when you know that you have applied for EI, then you should answer the call and questions
and then you will need to submit EI reporting every two weeks
using this link http://Canada.ca/ei-internet-reporting or call the Telephone Reporting Service at 1-800-531-7555.
then click on the continue button
and next window will be
fill your SIN and access code
choose province
and press continue
and make reports choose an answer for every single question
such as you were in Canada for the last 15 days you are reporting for
were you capable/ willing to work
what was the reason for unemployment
choose
other or injury/illness
please note if you are applying for sickness benefits then you choose injury/illness
once you made the report you will see the next due date of the report
if you will try to report earlier then you will see the following message
The next step is the Service Canada account
if you already have just login otherwise register for an account
you choose any following options
you can also choose your bank its 100% because it’s Government Canada’s website
choose a bank and fill in username or card number and password and click on verify
that’s it
then choose your login method
choose language
and your bank if registered with the bank
and login
and click on send code
you will receive a code from Service Canada by text Massage
and fill that code
then choose your option for EI Employment Insurance
now you can check the status of your claim
you can upload documents
you can check the record of employment
if any record of employment (ROE) is missing please contact that employer and request them to provide ROE to Service Canada
once they provided it will show it to your Service Canada account
when you click
record of employment
then you can see all employer names with serial numbers of ROE last day of work etc.
and also you can check the status of the claim and information about the latest claim
include the following information
if you do not get any response from Service Canada PLEASE CALL THEM
please note do not forget to file a report even if you do not get response then also keep filing report
because once your claim accepted by Service Canada
you will get a Lump sum amount for each and every report you made
once you start getting paid you can call them to confirm if you do not want to make reports anymore
if they say that’s okay to do then you can stop making reports
otherwise please make sure to report
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