Employment Insurance Act

Marginal note:Weekly insurable earnings

• 153.192 (1) Despite subsection 14(2), the weekly insurable earnings of a claimant whose benefit period begins on or after September 27, 2020 are deemed to be the greater of

  • (a) the claimant’s insurable earnings in the calculation period referred to in subsection 14(4), divided by the number of weeks in that period in which they had insurable earnings, and

  • (b) $909.

• Marginal note:Self-employed persons

  (2) Despite subsection 152.16(1), if a self-employed person’s benefit period begins on or after September 27, 2020 and the result obtained by dividing the aggregate of the amounts referred to in paragraphs 152.16(1)(a) and (b) by 52 is less than $909, the result is deemed to be $909.

• Marginal note:Fishers

  (3) Despite paragraph 8.1(a) of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, the weekly insurable earnings of a fisher whose benefit period begins on or after September 27, 2020 are deemed to be the greater of the amount determined under that paragraph and $909.