Employment Insurance Regulations — 77.96
77.96 (1) The purpose of Pilot Project No. 18 is also to test which method, the one described in subsection 77.94(3) or the one described in subsection 77.95(3), is more effective in encouraging claimants to work more while receiving benefits. (2) A claimant who had earnings that were subject to subsection 77.94(3) during the period beginning on August 7, 2011 and ending on August 4, 2012 may elect to have subsection 77.94(3), instead of subsection 77.95(3), apply to earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in a benefit period, or the portion of a benefit period, that falls within the period beginning on August 5, 2012 and ending on August 1, 2015. The election is irrevocable. (3) A claimant must inform the Commission of their election, if any, in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in a given benefit period by the applicable deadline as follows: (a) if a notification of payment or non-payment of benefits in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in that benefit period is issued to the claimant during the period beginning on August 5, 2012 and ending on January 5, 2013, February 5, 2013 or 30 days after the day on which the last notification in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in that benefit period is issued, whichever is later; or (b) if a notification of payment or non-payment of benefits in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in that benefit period is issued to the claimant after January 5, 2013, 30 days after the day on which the last notification in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in that benefit period is issued or August 1, 2015, whichever is earlier. (4) If a claimant informs the Commission of their election after the applicable deadline, the election is considered to have been made by that deadline if the claimant shows that there was good cause for the delay throughout the period beginning on the day on which the deadline expired and ending on the day on which the claimant informs the Commission of their election. (5) Subject to subsection (6), if no election is made by the applicable deadline, subsection 77.95(3) applies in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in the benefit period in question and earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in any subsequent benefit period. If a benefit period ends after August 1, 2015, subsection 77.95(3) applies only in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in the portion of that benefit period that falls within the period beginning on August 5, 2012 and ending on August 1, 2015. (6) If a claimant has no earnings during the weeks of unemployment included in the benefit period in question, the failure to make an election by the applicable deadline does not result in the application of subsection 77.95(3) in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in any subsequent benefit period. (7) Despite subsection (5), if, during the period beginning on August 5, 2012 and ending on October 6, 2012, a notification of payment or non-payment of benefits is issued to a claimant in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in a benefit period and, after October 6, 2012, no additional notifications are issued to the claimant in respect of one or more weeks of unemployment included in that same benefit period, the claimant may, if no election is made in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in that benefit period, make an election in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in the subsequent benefit period. (8) A decision of the Commission in respect of any matter related to an election, including the failure to make an election, is (a) until March 31, 2013, not subject to appeal under section 114 of the Act; and (b) on or after April 1, 2013, not subject to reconsideration under sectio