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  1. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations - SOR/96-445 (Section 8)
    Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
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    • (2) In order to have a benefit period referred to in subsection (1) established in respect of a fisher, the fisher shall prove that they

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      • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, not less than the amount of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that is set out in the schedule for the unemployment rate applicable to the region where they reside.

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    • (7) In order to have a benefit period referred to in subsection (6) established in respect of a fisher, the fisher shall prove that they

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      • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, not less than the amount of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that is set out in the schedule for the unemployment rate applicable to the region where they reside.

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    • (11) A benefit period established under subsection (1) or (6) begins with and includes the week in which the initial claim for benefits is made and ends with the earlier of

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      • (b) the ending date of the benefit period referred to in subsection 8(1) or (6), as the case may be.

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    • (11.21) Despite subsection (11) and subject to the applicable maximums referred to in subsections (17) and (18), if, during the period referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act, the start date of a fisher’s period of parental leave is deferred or a fisher is directed to return to duty from parental leave, in accordance with regulations made under the National Defence Act, the fisher’s benefit period is extended by the number of weeks during which the fisher’s parental leave is deferred or the fisher is directed to return to duty, as the case may be.

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    • (11.32) If, during a fisher’s benefit period, benefits were paid under subsection (12) and also for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act in the case where the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 12(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, and benefits were paid for fewer than the total number of weeks established under subsection (18) as determined by subsection (18.1), the benefit period is extended so that benefits may be paid up to that total number of weeks. The extension must not exceed 26 weeks.

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    • (17.1) For the purpose of subsection (17), the reference in subsection 12(5) of the Act to

      • (a) subsection 10(13) of the Act is to be read as a reference to subsection (11.3) of this section; and

      • (b) subsection 10(15) of the Act is to be read as a reference to subsection (11.5) of this section.

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    • (18.1) For the purpose of determining whether the total number of weeks of benefits established under subsection (18) has been reached, in the case where benefits have been paid to a fisher for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act and the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 12(3)(b)(ii) of the Act,

      • (a) the number of weeks of benefits that were paid for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act is converted to the number of weeks of benefits that would have been paid at a rate of weekly benefits of 55%, as set out in the table in Schedule IV of the Act; and

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  2. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations - SOR/96-445 (Section 8)
    Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
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    • (2) In order to have a benefit period referred to in subsection (1) established in respect of a fisher, the fisher shall prove that they

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      • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, not less than the amount of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that is set out in the schedule for the unemployment rate applicable to the region where they reside.

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    • (7) In order to have a benefit period referred to in subsection (6) established in respect of a fisher, the fisher shall prove that they

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      • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, not less than the amount of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that is set out in the schedule for the unemployment rate applicable to the region where they reside.

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    • (11) A benefit period established under subsection (1) or (6) begins with and includes the week in which the initial claim for benefits is made and ends with the earlier of

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      • (b) the ending date of the benefit period referred to in subsection 8(1) or (6), as the case may be.

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    • (11.21) Despite subsection (11) and subject to the applicable maximums referred to in subsections (17) and (18), if, during the period referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act, the start date of a fisher’s period of parental leave is deferred or a fisher is directed to return to duty from parental leave, in accordance with regulations made under the National Defence Act, the fisher’s benefit period is extended by the number of weeks during which the fisher’s parental leave is deferred or the fisher is directed to return to duty, as the case may be.

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    • (11.32) If, during a fisher’s benefit period, benefits were paid under subsection (12) and also for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act in the case where the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 12(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, and benefits were paid for fewer than the total number of weeks established under subsection (18) as determined by subsection (18.1), the benefit period is extended so that benefits may be paid up to that total number of weeks. The extension must not exceed 26 weeks.

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    • (17.1) For the purpose of subsection (17), the reference in subsection 12(5) of the Act to

      • (a) subsection 10(13) of the Act is to be read as a reference to subsection (11.3) of this section; and

      • (b) subsection 10(15) of the Act is to be read as a reference to subsection (11.5) of this section.

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    • (18.1) For the purpose of determining whether the total number of weeks of benefits established under subsection (18) has been reached, in the case where benefits have been paid to a fisher for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act and the applicable maximum number of weeks is established under subparagraph 12(3)(b)(ii) of the Act,

      • (a) the number of weeks of benefits that were paid for the reason mentioned in paragraph 12(3)(b) of the Act is converted to the number of weeks of benefits that would have been paid at a rate of weekly benefits of 55%, as set out in the table in Schedule IV of the Act; and

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  3. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations - SOR/96-445 (Section 12)
    Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
    •  (1) An insured person who is not qualified to receive benefits under section 7 of the Act and who is claiming special benefits qualifies to receive the special benefits if the person has at least $3,760 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period.

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    • (5) Subject to section 18 of the Act, regular benefits and additional special benefits are payable for a week of unemployment to a claimant who has received special benefits under this section where

      • (a) the claimant has accumulated, since the beginning of the benefit period, insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that, when added to the insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period, are equal to or exceed the applicable amount of insurable earnings in employment as a fisher set out in the schedule, determined by reference to the week in which the benefit period began; and

      • (b) pursuant to Part VIII of the Act, any regular benefits or additional special benefits are payable in that benefit period, based on the claimant’s insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period.

    • (6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of the Act and these Regulations apply to claimants claiming benefits under this section.

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  4. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations - SOR/96-445 (Section 1)
    Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
    •  (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

      buyer

      buyer means a person who buys a catch for the purpose of reselling it, either in the form in which it was caught or after processing, and not for the purpose of using it as food, feed or bait. (acheteur)

      crew

      crew means a group of fishers who generally engage in making a catch together or who have actually engaged in making a catch together and, in the case of a single fisher, crew or member of a crew , as the case may be, means that single fisher. (équipage)

      employer

      employer means a person included by section 3 as the employer of a fisher. (employeur)

      major attachment claimant

      major attachment claimant means a claimant who qualifies to receive benefits and has $3,760 or more of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period. (prestataire de la première catégorie)

      minor attachment claimant

      minor attachment claimant means a claimant who qualifies to receive benefits and has less than $3,760 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period. (prestataire de la deuxième catégorie)

    • (2) An employer who is engaged in work incidental to a catch that is generally performed on shore shall not, at any time, be regarded as a member of the crew that made the catch.

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  5. Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations - SOR/96-445 (Section 12)
    Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
    •  (1) An insured person who is not qualified to receive benefits under section 7 of the Act and who is claiming special benefits qualifies to receive the special benefits if the person has at least $3,760 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period.

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    • (5) Subject to section 18 of the Act, regular benefits and additional special benefits are payable for a week of unemployment to a claimant who has received special benefits under this section where

      • (a) the claimant has accumulated, since the beginning of the benefit period, insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that, when added to the insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period, are equal to or exceed the applicable amount of insurable earnings in employment as a fisher set out in the schedule, determined by reference to the week in which the benefit period began; and

      • (b) pursuant to Part VIII of the Act, any regular benefits or additional special benefits are payable in that benefit period, based on the claimant’s insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period.

    • (6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of the Act and these Regulations apply to claimants claiming benefits under this section.

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