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ble or establishes, under Part VII.1, as a self-employed person within the meaning of subsection 152.01(1), a new benefit period beginning the first week for which benefits were paid or payable, and (ii) shows that there was good cause for the delay in making the request throughout the period beginning on the day when benefits were first paid or payable and ending on the day when the request for cancellation was made. Effect of cancellation (7) A cancelled benefit period or portion of a benefit period is deemed never to have begun. End of benefit period (8) A benefit period ends when any of the following first occurs: (a) no further benefits are payable to the claimant in their benefit period, including for the reason that benefits have been paid for the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid under section 12; (b) the benefit period would otherwise end under this section; or (c) [Repealed, 2002, c. 9, s. 12] (d) the claimant (i) requests that their benefit period end, (ii) makes a new initial claim for benefits under this Part or Part VII.1, and (iii) qualifies, as an insured person, to receive benefits under this Part or qualifies, as a self-employed person within the meaning of subsection 152.01(1), to receive benefits under Part VII.1. Late requests (9) Whether or not the benefit period has ended, a request under paragraph 8(d) shall be regarded as having been made on an earlier day if the claimant shows that there was good cause for the delay throughout the period beginning on the earlier day and ending on the day when the request was made. Extension of benefit period (10) A claimant’s benefit period is extended by the aggregate of any weeks during the benefit period for which the claimant proves, in such manner as the Commission may direct, that the claimant was not entitled to benefits because the claimant was (a) confined in a jail, penitentiary or other similar institution and was not found guilty of the offence for which the claimant was being held or any other offence arising out of the same transaction; (b) in receipt of earnings paid because of the complete severance of their relationship with their former employer; (c) in receipt of workers’ compensation payments for an illness or injury; or (d) in receipt of payments under a provincial law on the basis of having ceased to work because continuing to work would have resulted in danger to the claimant, her unborn child or a child whom she was breast-feeding. Further extension of benefit period (11) A claimant’s benefit period is extended by the aggregate of any weeks during an extension of a benefit period under subsection (10) for which the claimant proves, in such manner as the Commission may direct, that the claimant was not entitled to benefits because of a reason specified in that subsection. Extension of benefit period — children in hospital (12) If the child or children referred to in subsection 23(1) are hospitalized during the period referred to in subsection 23(2), the benefit period is extended by the number of weeks during which the child or children are hospitalized. Extension of benefit period — Canadian Forces (12.1) If, during the period referred to in subsection 23(2), the start date of a claimant’s period of parental leave is deferred or a claimant is directed to return to duty from parental leave, in accordance with regulations made under the National Defence Act , the benefit period is extended by the number of weeks during which the claimant’s parental leave is deferred or the claimant is directed to return to duty, as the case may be. Extension of benefit period — special benefits (13) If, during a claimant’s benefit period, (a) regular benefits were not paid to the claimant, (b) benefits were paid to the claimant for more than one of the reasons mentioned in paragraphs 12(3)(a) to (f) and at least one of those benefits was paid for fewer than the applicable maximum number of weeks established for those reasons, and (c) the maxi