Employment Insurance Act

Marginal note:Chief actuary

• 65.3 (1) The chief actuary referred to in section 28 of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act shall determine the premium rate for a year that, in the chief actuary’s opinion, based on the information provided by the Minister of Finance under section 66.2 and taking into account any regulations made under section 69, should generate just enough premium revenue during that year to cover the payments that will be made under subsection 77(1) during that year.

• Marginal note:Changes to payments

  (2) If the Minister has announced, on or before October 14 of the previous year, any changes to payments to be made under paragraph 77(1)(a), (b) or (c) for a year, the chief actuary shall, at the request of the Minister, take into account those changes and make another determination of the premium rate that, in the chief actuary’s opinion, based on the information provided by the Minister of Finance under section 66.2 and taking into account any regulations made under section 69, should generate just enough premium revenue during that year to cover the payments that would be made under subsection 77(1) during that year if the changes were to commence on the date specified by the Minister.

• Marginal note:Report to the Commission

  (3) The chief actuary shall provide to the Commission a report setting out the premium rate determined under subsection (1) or (2) for a year, on or before October 14 of the previous year, and the Commission shall, as soon as possible after receiving the report, make it available to the public.