Employment Insurance Regulations (SOR/96-332)

70. If the plan on which a reduction of the employer’s premium rate is based is modified or replaced, the employer shall

• (a) notify the Commission within 30 days after the modification or replacement; and

• (b) apply for a continuation of the reduction in accordance with section 68.

71. The effective date of a reduction of the employer’s premium rate under subsection 62(1) is,

• (a) in the case of an initial application for a reduction,

  • (i) the first day of the month following the month in which the application was made, if it was made on or before the 15th day of the month, or

  • (ii) the first day of the second month following the month in which the application was made, if it was made after the 15th day of the month, and

• (b) in the case of an application for the continuation of a reduction, the effective date of the modification or replacement of the plan.

• 72. (1) On receiving an application that is in accordance with section 68, an officer of the Commission shall decide whether the employer meets or continues to meet the requirements for receiving a reduction under this Part and shall notify the employer of the decision.

• (2) If an employer does not comply with section 70, an officer of the Commission shall, after learning of the non-compliance and giving the employer an opportunity to be heard, make the decision referred to in subsection (1) and notify the employer of the decision.

• (3) If an employer’s plan ceases to meet the requirements of paragraph 63(d), an officer of the Commission shall terminate entitlement to the reduction and notify the employer of the decision.

73. An employer who makes an application referred to in subsection 69(4) of the Act shall produce evidence that a qualifying plan pursuant to paragraph 67(3) was in effect during the period in respect of which the application is made.

74. An employer shall, within 30 days after termination of a plan on which a reduction of the employer’s premium rate is based, notify the Commission of the plan’s termination.

75. An employer may appeal to the Commission a decision made pursuant to section 72 of these Regulations or pursuant to subsection 69(4) of the Act or a new decision made pursuant to subsection 69(5) of the Act, within one year after the day on which notice of the decision or new decision is sent to the employer.

76. The Commission may reconsider an application by an employer for a reduction of the employer's premium for the year 1995 where the employer

• (a) has made the application before December 4, 1994;

• (b) has been considered for a premium reduction for the year 1995; and

• (c) would have been entitled to a greater premium reduction if the application had been made on or after December 4, 1994.