Employment Insurance Regulations — 1
1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations. Act means the Employment Insurance Act . ( Loi ) pay period means the period in respect of which earnings are paid to or enjoyed by an insured person. ( période de paie ) self-employed person , other than in sections 30 and 35, has the same meaning as in subsection 152.01(1) of the Act. ( travailleur indépendant ) (2) For the purposes of these Regulations and section 5 of the Act, international organization means (a) any specialized agency of which Canada is a member that is brought into relationship with the United Nations in accordance with article 63 of the Charter of the United Nations ; and (b) any international organization of which Canada is a member, the primary purpose of which is the maintenance of international peace or the economic or social well-being of a community of nations. ( organisme international ) (3) The following definitions apply in these Regulations and in subsections 23.1(2), 23.2(1), 23.3(1), 152.06(1), 152.061(1) and 152.062(1) of the Act. family member , in relation to an individual, means any one of the following: (a) the spouse or common-law partner of the individual; (b) a child of the individual or a child of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (c) a parent of the individual or a spouse or common-law partner of the parent; (d) a child of the individual’s parent or a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s parent; (e) a grandparent of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner or the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s grandparent; (f) a grandchild of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner or the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s grandchild; (g) the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s child or of the child of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (h) a parent, or the spouse or common-law partner of a parent, of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (i) the spouse or common-law partner of a child of the individual’s parent or of a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s parent; (j) a child of a parent of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner or a child of the spouse or common-law partner of the parent of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (k) an uncle or aunt of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner or the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s uncle or aunt; (l) a nephew or niece of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner or the spouse or common-law partner of the individual’s nephew or niece; (m) a current or former foster parent of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (n) a current or former foster child of the individual or the spouse or common-law partner of that child; (o) a current or former ward of the individual or of the individual’s spouse or common-law partner; (p) a current or former guardian of the individual or the spouse or common-law partner of that guardian; (q) a person, whether or not related to the individual by marriage, common-law partnership, or any legal parent-child relationship, whom the individual considers to be like a close relative or who considers the individual to be like a close relative. ( membre de la famille ) nurse practitioner means a registered nurse who, under the laws of a province, is entitled to practise as a nurse practitioner — or under an equivalent designation — and to autonomously make diagnoses, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe substances and treat patients. ( infirmier praticien ) (4) For the purpose of the definition family member in subsection (3), guardian means a person who is legally authorized to act on behalf of a minor or incapable adult and includes a tutor, curator, mandatary acting under a protection mandate or any person who is appointed to act in a similar capacity and ward