Employment Insurance Regulations — 77.98
77.98 (1) The purpose of Pilot Project No. 19 is also to test which method, the one described in subsection 77.94(3) or the one described in subsection 77.97(3), is more effective in encouraging claimants to work more while receiving benefits. (2) A claimant may elect to have subsection 77.94(3), instead of subsection 77.97(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 2, 2015 and ending on August 6, 2016 if the claimant (a) had earnings that were subject to subsection 77.94(3) during the period beginning on August 7, 2011 and ending on August 4, 2012; and (b) made every election that they were entitled to make under section 77.96, other than an election in respect of a benefit period that began before August 2, 2015 if the last 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 on or after August 2, 2015. (3) Any election made under section 77.96 in respect of a benefit period is deemed to apply to earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in the portion of that benefit period that falls within the period beginning on August 2, 2015 and ending on August 6, 2016 if the last 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 on or after August 2, 2015. (4) Any election made under subsection (2) in respect of a benefit period that began before August 2, 2015 also applies to earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in the portion of that benefit period that falls before August 2, 2015. (5) 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 not later than 30 days after the day on which the last 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 or August 6, 2016, whichever is earlier. The election is irrevocable. (6) If a claimant informs the Commission of their election after the day on which the deadline expires, 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. (7) Subject to subsection (8), if no election is made by the applicable deadline, subsection 77.97(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 6, 2016, subsection 77.97(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 2, 2015 and ending on August 6, 2016. (8) 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 77.97(3) in respect of earnings received during all weeks of unemployment included in any subsequent benefit period. (9) A decision of the Commission in respect of any matter related to an election, including the failure to make an election, is not subject to reconsideration under section 112 of the Act. SOR/2015-151, s. 1