Employment Insurance Act — E-5.6 54
Regulations 54 The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations (a) prescribing the conditions on which the requirement under this Part or Part VII.1 of serving a waiting period may be waived; (b) defining or determining what is a working day or working week in any employment or for the purposes of Part VII.1; (c) prescribing the conditions and circumstances under which a claimant (i) while self-employed or employed in employment that is not insurable employment, or (ii) whose pattern of full-time employment differs from the normal and customary employment pattern of employed persons generally, is to be considered to have worked or not worked a full working week; (c.1) for determining the average number of weeks of regular benefits for the purposes of paragraph 7.1(6)(b); (c.2) setting out circumstances for the purposes of paragraphs 10(5.1)(c), 10(5.2)(c), 10(5.3)(c), 23.1(6)(c), 23.2(5)(c), 23.3(4)(c), 152.06(5)(c), 152.061(5)(c), 152.062(4)(c), 152.11(6)(c), 152.11(6.1)(c) and 152.11(6.2)(c); (d) defining or determining who are dependent children, prescribing low-income family eligibility criteria and determining the amount of family supplements for the purposes of section 16 or 152.17; (d.1) determining, for the purposes of subsection 19(3) or 152.18(3), the period for which benefits were claimed; (e) providing for the deduction under section 19 of earnings and allowances mentioned in subsection 19(4); (f) determining the amount to be deducted under subsection 20(2) from weekly benefits paid if the claimant normally works other than a five day week; (f.1) [Not in force] (f.2) [Repealed, 2017, c. 20, s. 240] (f.21) defining or determining what is a medical doctor, a nurse practitioner, a family member, a critically ill child and a critically ill adult for the purposes of subsections 23.1(2), 23.2(1), 23.3(1), 152.06(1), 152.061(1) and 152.062(1); (f.3) defining or determining what is care or support for the purposes of paragraphs 23.1(2)(b), 23.2(1)(a), 23.3(1)(a), 152.06(1)(b), 152.061(1)(a) and 152.062(1)(a); (f.4) prescribing classes of medical practitioners for the purposes of subsections 23.1(3), 23.2(2), 23.3(2), 152.06(2), 152.061(2) and 152.062(2) and setting out the circumstances in which a certificate may be issued by them under subsection 23.1(2), 23.2(1), 23.3(1), 152.06(1), 152.061(1) or 152.062(1); (f.5) prescribing a shorter period for the purposes of subsections 23.1(5) and 152.06(4) and prescribing a minimum number of weeks in relation to that shorter period for the purposes of subsections 12(4.3) and 152.14(7); (f.6) prescribing requirements for the purposes of paragraphs 23.1(7)(c), 23.2(6)(c), 23.3(5)(c), 152.06(6)(c), 152.061(6)(c) and 152.062(5)(c); (f.7) prescribing rules for the purposes of subsections 23(4), 23.1(9), 23.2(8), 23.3(6), 152.05(12), 152.06(7), 152.061(8) and 152.062(6); (g) setting out the circumstances that constitute the commencement or termination of a stoppage of work for the purposes of section 36; (g.1) for defining as a major contravention for the purposes of subsection 39(5) anything that constitutes an act mentioned in subsection 39(1) or (3) and for setting or calculating the amount or maximum amount of the penalty for the major contravention, up to a maximum of $25,000; (h) providing for the making of claims by, and the payment of benefits to, any person or agency on behalf of deceased or incapacitated persons or persons with mental disabilities; (i) imposing additional conditions and terms with respect to the payment and receipt of benefits and restricting the amount or period of benefits in relation to persons who by custom of their occupation, trade or industry or under their agreement with an employer are paid in whole or in part by the piece or on a basis other than time; (j) prohibiting the payment of benefits, in whole or in part, and restricting the amount of benefits payable, in relation to persons or to groups or classes of persons