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Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 345
may be divided between them may not exceed 15. Deferral of waiting period (10) A major attachment claimant who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section, if (a) the claimant has already made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another major attachment claimant has made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and that other claimant has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another major attachment claimant is making a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the claimant and that other claimant elects to serve the waiting period; or (d) the claimant or another major attachment claimant meets the prescribed requirements. Exception (11) If a major attachment claimant makes a claim under this section and an individual makes a claim under section 152.041 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (a) if the major attachment claimant is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, that claimant is not required to serve a waiting period; or (b) if the individual is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, that claimant may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 152.041.
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g period (10) A major attachment claimant who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section, if (a) the claimant has already made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another major attachment claimant has made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and that other claimant has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another major attachment claimant is making a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the claimant and that other claimant elects to serve the waiting period; or (d) the claimant or another major attachment claimant meets the prescribed requirements. Exception (11) If a major attachment claimant makes a claim under this section and an individual makes a claim under section 152.041 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (a) if the major attachment claimant is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, that claimant is not required to serve a waiting period; or (b) if the individual is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, that claimant may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 152.041.
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 346
346 (1) Paragraph 23(3.21)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following: (c) benefits were not paid for any reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(a), (a.1), (c), (d), (e) or (f). (2) The portion of subsection 23(5) of the Act before paragraph (d) is replaced by the following: Deferral of waiting period (5) A major attachment claimant who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section or section 22 or 22.1, if (a) the claimant has already made a claim for benefits under this section or section 22 or 22.1 in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another major attachment claimant has made a claim for benefits under this section or section 22 or 22.1 in respect of the same child or children and that other claimant has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another major attachment claimant is making a claim for benefits under this section or section 22 or 22.1 in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the claimant and that other claimant elects to serve the waiting period; or (3) The portion of subsection 23(6) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Exception (6) If a major attachment claimant makes a claim under this section or section 22 or 22.1 and an individual makes a claim under section 152.04, 152.041 or 152.05 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (4) Paragraph 23(6)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following: (b) if the individual is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, that claimant may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 152.041 or 152.05, as the case may be.
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347 Paragraph 54(f.7) of the Act is replaced by the following: (f.7) prescribing rules for the purposes of subsections 22.1(8), 23(4), 23.1(9), 23.2(8), 23.3(6), 152.041(8), 152.05(12), 152.06(7), 152.061(8) and 152.062(6);
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 348
348 (1) Paragraph 69(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the payment of any allowances, money or other benefits because of illness, injury, quarantine, pregnancy, responsibilities related to a child’s placement or arrival, child care, compassionate care, a child’s critical illness or an adult’s critical illness under a plan that covers insured persons employed by the employer, other than one established under a provincial law, would have the effect of reducing the special benefits payable to the insured persons; and (2) Subsection 69(2) of the Act is replaced by the following: Provincial plans (2) The Commission shall, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations to provide a system for reducing the employer’s and employee’s premiums, the premiums under Part VII.1 or all those premiums, when the payment of any allowances, money or other benefits because of illness, injury, quarantine, pregnancy, responsibilities related to a child’s placement or arrival, child care, compassionate care, a child’s critical illness or an adult’s critical illness under a provincial law to insured persons or to self-employed persons, as the case may be, would have the effect of reducing or eliminating the special benefits payable to those insured persons or the benefits payable to those self-employed persons.
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349 Subsection 152.03(1.1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Exception (1.1) A self-employed person to whom benefits are payable under any of sections 152.041 to 152.062 is entitled to benefits under subsection (1) even though the person did not cease to work as a self-employed person because of a prescribed illness, injury or quarantine and would not be working even without the illness, injury or quarantine.
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section and another person makes a claim for benefits under section 22.1, the total number of weeks of benefits payable under this section and section 22.1 that may be divided between them may not exceed 15. Deferral of waiting period (10) A self-employed person who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section, if (a) the self-employed person has already made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another self-employed person has made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and that other self-employed person has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another self-employed person is making a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the self-employed person and that other self-employed person elects to serve the waiting period; or (d) the self-employed person or another self-employed person meets the prescribed requirements. Exception (11) If a self-employed person makes a claim under this section and an another person makes a claim under section 22.1 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (a) if the self-employed person is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, the self-employed person is not required to serve a waiting period; or (b) if the person making the claim under section 22.1 is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, the person may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 22.1.
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 152.041
2.1, the total number of weeks of benefits payable under this section and section 22.1 that may be divided between them may not exceed 15. Deferral of waiting period (10) A self-employed person who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section, if (a) the self-employed person has already made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another self-employed person has made a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children and that other self-employed person has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another self-employed person is making a claim for benefits under this section in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the self-employed person and that other self-employed person elects to serve the waiting period; or (d) the self-employed person or another self-employed person meets the prescribed requirements. Exception (11) If a self-employed person makes a claim under this section and an another person makes a claim under section 22.1 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (a) if the self-employed person is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, the self-employed person is not required to serve a waiting period; or (b) if the person making the claim under section 22.1 is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, the person may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 22.1.
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 351
351 (1) Subsection 152.05(5.1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Extension of period — reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(b) (5.1) If, during a self-employed person’s benefit period, benefits were not paid for any reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(a), (a.1), (c), (d), (e) or (f) and benefits were paid to the person for the reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(b) in the case where the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 152.14(1)(b)(ii), the period referred to in subsection (2) is extended by 26 weeks so that benefits may be paid up to that maximum number of weeks. (2) The portion of subsection 152.05(14) of the Act before paragraph (d) is replaced by the following: Deferral of waiting period (14) A self-employed person who makes a claim for benefits under this section may have their waiting period deferred until they make another claim for benefits in the same benefit period, otherwise than under this section or section 152.04 or 152.041, if (a) the self-employed person has already made a claim for benefits under this section or section 152.04 or 152.041 in respect of the same child or children and has served the waiting period; (b) another self-employed person has made a claim for benefits under this section or section 152.04 or 152.041 in respect of the same child or children and that other self-employed person has served or is serving their waiting period; (c) another self-employed person is making a claim for benefits under this section or section 152.04 or 152.041 in respect of the same child or children at the same time as the self-employed person and that other self-employed person elects to serve the waiting period; or (3) The portion of subsection 152.05(15) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Exception (15) If a self-employed person makes a claim under this section or section 152.04 or 152.041 and another person makes a claim under section 22, 22.1 or 23 in respect of the same child or children and one of them has served or elected to serve their waiting period, then (4) Paragraph 152.05(15)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following: (b) if the person making the claim under section 22, 22.1 or 23 is not the one who served or elected to serve the waiting period, the person may have their waiting period deferred in accordance with section 22.1 or 23, as the case may be.
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 352
352 Subsection 152.09(2) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection 152.041(1);
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 353
353 (1) Section 152.11 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (12): Extension of benefit period — placement or arrival delayed (12.1) If the placement or arrival of the child or children referred to in subsection 152.041(1) is delayed, the benefit period is extended by the number of weeks during which the placement or arrival is delayed. (2) Subsection 152.11(14.1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Extension of benefit period — reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(b) (14.1) If, during a self-employed person’s benefit period, benefits were not paid for any reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(a), (a.1), (c), (d), (e) or (f), and benefits were paid to the person for the reason mentioned in paragraph 152.14(1)(b) in the case where the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 152.14(1)(b)(ii), the benefit period is extended by 26 weeks so that benefits may be paid up to that maximum number of weeks.
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 354
354 (1) Subsection 152.14(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) because the self-employed person is carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection 152.041(1) is 15; (2) Subsection 152.14(2) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and by replacing paragraph (a) with the following: (a.1) for carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection 152.041(1) in relation to the placement of one or more children for the purpose of adoption as a result of a single placement or the arrival of one or more new-born children as a result of a single pregnancy is 15; and
Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 355
Benefit for responsibilities related to child’s placement or arrival 355 The Employment Insurance Act , as it read immediately before the day on which sections 345 and 350 come into force, continues to apply to a claimant for the purpose of paying benefits under that Act in respect of a child or children who have, before that day, (a) been placed with the claimant for the purpose of adoption under the laws governing adoption in the province in which the claimant resides; or (b) arrived into the care of the claimant.
Employment Support Act — E-5.8
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may cited as the Employment Support Act .
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Definitions 2 In this Act, assistance period means any period in relation to which a grant may be authorized under this Act; ( période d’assistance ) Board means the Employment Support Board established under this Act; ( Commission ) grant means an employment support grant authorized under this Act; ( subvention ) manufacturer means a person, firm or corporation operating an activity in Canada whereby any goods, products, commodities or wares (a) are made, fabricated or refined out of raw material or other substance or combination thereof, (b) are converted or rebuilt, or (c) are made by causing any raw material or other substance to undergo a significant chemical, bio-chemical or physical change including change that preserves or improves the keeping qualities of that raw material or other substance but excluding change by growth or decay; ( fabricant ) Minister means the Minister of Industry; ( Ministre ) plant means the premises on which are situated the fixtures, implements, machinery or apparatus used in carrying on any activity of a manufacturer; ( usine ) prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act. ( prescrit ) 1995, c. 1, s. 39
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assistance period means any period in relation to which a grant may be authorized under this Act; ( période d’assistance )
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Board means the Employment Support Board established under this Act; ( Commission )
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grant means an employment support grant authorized under this Act; ( subvention )
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manufacturer means a person, firm or corporation operating an activity in Canada whereby any goods, products, commodities or wares (a) are made, fabricated or refined out of raw material or other substance or combination thereof, (b) are converted or rebuilt, or (c) are made by causing any raw material or other substance to undergo a significant chemical, bio-chemical or physical change including change that preserves or improves the keeping qualities of that raw material or other substance but excluding change by growth or decay; ( fabricant )
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Minister means the Minister of Industry; ( Ministre )
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plant means the premises on which are situated the fixtures, implements, machinery or apparatus used in carrying on any activity of a manufacturer; ( usine )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act. ( prescrit )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to provide a means to support levels of employment in Canadian industry when other countries impose temporary import surtaxes or take other actions having a like effect that adversely affect employment in Canadian industry.
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Payment out of C.R.F. 4 (1) The amounts required for the purposes of making grants under this Act in the fiscal year 1971-72 shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Limitation (2) The aggregate of all amounts expended pursuant to subsection (1) shall not exceed eighty million dollars.
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Administration expenses 5 Amounts required to defray the expenses of administering this Act in the fiscal year 1971-72 shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund but the aggregate of all such amounts shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars.
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Constitution of Board 6 (1) A Board is hereby established to be known as the Employment Support Board consisting of not more than seven members to be appointed by the Governor in Council. Public Service members (2) Not more than two-thirds of the members of the Board at any time may be members of the Public Service within the meaning of the Public Service Employment Act but a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board that has the effect of temporarily reducing the number of members of the Board who are not members of the Public Service below one-third of the members of the Board does not invalidate the constitution of the Board or impair the right of the members to act if the number of members is not less than a quorum. Chairman (3) The Chairman of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor in Council from among those members of the Board who are not members of the Public Service. Alternate members (4) Where a member of the Public Service has been appointed to the Board pursuant to subsection (2), the Minister presiding over the department in which that member is employed may designate one or more persons holding a senior position in that department to be an alternate member of the Board, who may exercise all the powers, duties and functions of the member in the event of the absence or temporary inability to act of the member for whom he has been designated an alternate. Emoluments (5) The Governor in Council shall determine the emoluments to be paid and the expenses to be allowed to the members of the Board who are not members of the Public Service.
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Meetings 7 (1) The Board shall meet at such times and conduct its proceedings in such manner as may seem to it most convenient for the speedy despatch of business. Quorum (2) Three members of the Board constitute a quorum. (3) The Chairman shall preside at any sittings of the Board at which he is present and shall designate one of the other members to preside at any sittings of the Board at which he is not present.
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Administering grants 8 (1) Subject to the regulations and the direction of the Minister, the Board shall administer the grants authorized under this Act and shall perform such other duties and functions as the Minister may assign to it. Staff (2) In carrying out its duties and functions under this Act, the Board shall use the staff and facilities of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce and, to the extent deemed necessary by the Board, may, on the direction of the Governor in Council, make use of such other services of the Government of Canada as are available and required by it.
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Rules 9 Subject to the regulations, the Board may make such rules as may be necessary for the conduct of its meetings, the management of its affairs and the performance of its duties and functions and may do all things that are necessary or proper to carry out its duties and functions under this Act.
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Reports 10 The Board shall keep such records and books and make such reports on its activities from time to time as the Minister may require.
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Application 11 Upon application therefor to the Board by a manufacturer who establishes that the work force at his plant is or is likely to be significantly reduced through lay-offs during a specified period by reason of the application of measures taken by other countries in respect of imports therein from Canada, the Board may, subject to this Act and the regulations, authorize the payment to the manufacturer of an employment support grant pursuant to this Act in respect of any prescribed assistance period determined by the Board in respect of that manufacturer.
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Amount of grant 12 The amount of any grant that may be authorized by the Board to a manufacturer shall neither exceed such amount as may be prescribed nor be greater than any lesser amount that, in the opinion of the Board, would be adequate to maintain employment by the manufacturer throughout the prescribed assistance period at such levels as those prescribed or specified by the Board, as the case may be.
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Levels to be maintained 13 No grant shall be paid to a manufacturer in respect of a plant or otherwise for an assistance period unless at the termination of the assistance period, the Board is satisfied that, to the extent that in the opinion of the Board was possible under the circumstances, the manufacturer has maintained the level of employment throughout the assistance period in accordance with the specifications of the Board or at prescribed levels if the Board did not specify any levels of employment for that manufacturer.