Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 (S.C. 2021, c. 23)

• 349 (1) The portion of subsection 55(5) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

  • (5) A claimant who is not a self-employed person and whose most recent interruption of earnings before making a claim for benefits is from insurable employment outside Canada is not disentitled from receiving benefits for the sole reason that the claimant is outside Canada if

• (2) The portion of subsection 55(5) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

  • (5) A major attachment claimant who is not a self-employed person and whose most recent interruption of earnings before making a claim for benefits is from insurable employment outside Canada is not disentitled from receiving benefits for the sole reason that the claimant is outside Canada if

• (3) The portion of subsection 55(6) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

  • (6) Subject to subsection (7), a claimant who is not a self-employed person and who resides outside Canada, other than a claimant referred to in subsection (5), is not disentitled from receiving benefits for the sole reason of their residence outside Canada if

• (4) The portion of subsection 55(6) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

  • (6) Subject to subsection (7), a claimant who is not a self-employed person and who resides outside Canada, other than a major attachment claimant referred to in subsection (5), is not disentitled from receiving benefits for the sole reason of their residence outside Canada if

350 Paragraph 77.992(2)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Coming into Force

Marginal note:September 26, 2021

• 351 (1) Subsections 347(1) and (3), 348(1), 349(1) and (3) and section 350 come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on September 26, 2021.

• Marginal note:September 25, 2022

  (2) Subsections 347(2) and (4), 348(2) and 349(2) and (4) come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on September 25, 2022.

SOR/96-445Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations

Amendments to the Regulations

• 352 (1) The definitions major attachment claimant and minor attachment claimant in subsection 1(1) of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations are repealed.

• (2) Subsection 1(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

  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)

• 353 (1) Paragraph 8(2)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, at least $2,500 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher.

• (2) Paragraph 8(2)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (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.

• (3) Paragraph 8(7)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (b) have accumulated, since the beginning of the qualifying period, at least $2,500 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher.

• (4) Paragraph 8(7)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (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.

• 354 (1) Subsection 11(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 11 (1) Despite subsections 7.1(1) to (2.1), (6) and (7) of the Act, the amount of insurable earnings that an insured person requires under section 8 or 12 to qualify for benefits is increased to the amount set out in the applicable column of the table to this subsection if the insured person accumulates one or more violations in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits.

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    Item	Minor Violation ($)	Serious Violation ($)	Very Serious Violation ($)	Subsequent Violation ($)
    1	3,200	3,800	4,350	5,100

• (2) Subsection 11(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 11 (1) Despite subsections 7.1(1) to (2.1), (6) and (7) of the Act, the amount of insurable earnings that an insured person requires under section 8 to qualify for benefits is increased to the amount set out in the applicable column of the table to this subsection if the insured person accumulates one or more violations in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits.

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
    Item	Regional Rate of Unemployment	Minor Violation ($)	Serious Violation ($)	Very Serious Violation ($)	Subsequent Violation ($)
    1	6% and under	5,250	6,400	7,350	8,400
    2	more than 6% but not more than 7%	5,000	6,000	7,000	8,000
    3	more than 7% but not more than 8%	4,750	5,700	6,650	7,600
    4	more than 8% but not more than 9%	4,500	5,400	6,300	7,200
    5	more than 9% but not more than 10%	4,200	5,100	5,850	6,800
    6	more than 10% but not more than 11%	3,950	4,750	5,600	6,400
    7	more than 11% but not more than 12%	3,625	4,350	5,150	5,850
    8	more than 12% but not more than 13%	3,450	4,050	4,800	5,500
    9	more than 13%	3,200	3,800	4,350	5,100