C-478
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
56 Elizabeth II, 2007
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-478
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (training entitlement)
first reading, November 19, 2007
Mr. Godin
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to allow employees to receive, every year, up to five weeks of training directed at the development of their careers.
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2nd Session, 39th Parliament,
56 Elizabeth II, 2007
house of commons of canada
BILL C-478
An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (training entitlement)
1996, c. 23
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Employment Insurance Act is amended by adding the following after section 59:
Provision of training
59.1 (1) The Commission shall provide training for insured persons in accordance with this section.
Training entitlement
(2) An insured person who makes a request to their employer to receive training under this section is entitled to receive training that
(a) meets the requirements set out in subsection (3);
(b) does not exceed 5 weeks for every year that the person has been an insured person with the employer;
(c) does not exceed 52 weeks as an aggregate life-time entitlement; and
(d) conforms to the regulations.
Appropriate training
(3) Training provided under this section shall
(a) be appropriate for the insured person’s experience and education;
(b) be directed at providing skills that are relevant to the employment and advancement opportunities that are or are likely to become available to the insured person with their employer; and
(c) reflect the career objectives of the insured person.
Regulations
(4) The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations for the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (3).
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