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

Marginal note:Hours of insurable employment

• 55 (1) The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations for establishing how many hours of insurable employment a person has, including regulations providing that persons whose earnings are not paid on an hourly basis are deemed to have hours of insurable employment as established in accordance with the regulations.

• Marginal note:Alternative methods

  (2) If the Commission considers that it is not possible to apply the provisions of the regulations, it may authorize an alternative method of establishing how many hours of insurable employment a person has.

• Marginal note:Alteration or rescission of authorization

  (3) The Commission may at any time alter the authorized method or rescind the authorization, subject to any conditions that it considers appropriate.

• Marginal note:Agreement to provide alternative methods

  (4) The Commission may enter into agreements with employers or employees to provide for alternative methods of establishing how many hours of insurable employment persons have and the Commission may at any time rescind the agreements.