Employment Insurance Regulations

13 (1) For the purpose of paragraph 7.1(6)(b) of the Act, the average number of weeks of regular benefits of a claimant is the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid to the claimant under section 8 of the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations or subsection 12(2) of the Act, less the number of weeks of benefits paid to the claimant, including the weeks of benefits used to establish the overpayment under paragraph 7.1(6)(a) of the Act, with the result divided by two.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 152.07(3)(b) of the Act, a self-employed person’s average number of weeks of benefits is the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid to them under subsection 152.14(1) of the Act, less the number of weeks of benefits paid to them, including the weeks of benefits used to establish the overpayment referred to in paragraph 152.07(3)(a) of the Act, with the result divided by two.