Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23)

Marginal note:Regulations

109 Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Commission may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make such regulations as it deems necessary respecting the establishment and operation of pilot projects for testing whether or which possible amendments to this Act or the regulations would make this Act or the regulations more consistent with current industry employment practices, trends or patterns or would improve service to the public, including regulations

• (a) respecting the time and manner in which employers are to supply their employees or former employees or the Commission with information on their employment history;

• (b) providing for the use in a pilot project

  • (i) of gross earnings, as defined by regulation, or prescribed amounts that are functions of gross earnings, as so defined, for any purpose for which insurable earnings, maximum insurable earnings or weekly insurable earnings are relevant to the operation of this Act, or

  • (ii) of periods other than weeks, for any purpose for which a period of weeks or a number of weeks is relevant to the operation of this Act;

• (c) providing for the application of a pilot project in respect of one or more of the following:

  • (i) prescribed employers or groups or classes of employers, including groups or classes consisting of randomly selected employers,

  • (ii) prescribed areas, or

  • (iii) prescribed claimants, employees, former employees or groups or classes of claimants, employees or former employees, including groups or classes consisting of randomly selected claimants, employees or former employees; and

• (d) respecting the manner in which and the extent to which any provision of this Act or the regulations applies to a pilot project, and adapting any such provision for the purposes of that application.