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

Act current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2024-06-20. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Waiting period

 A self-employed person is not entitled to be paid benefits in a benefit period until, after the beginning of the benefit period, the person has served a waiting period of one week of unemployment for which benefits would otherwise be payable.

  • 2009, c. 33, s. 16
  • 2016, c. 7, s. 221

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