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EI has direct deposit now, so you can work your seasonal job in the summer and then spend the winter backpacking through South America or Asia and live quite well on the EI cheques.
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I'm pretty sure you have to stay in the area in which you're looking for a job to qualify for EI. You'd be committing fraud if you claimed EI while backpacking in South America.
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Am I allowed to leave Canada while receiving regular benefits?
Usually, you are not eligible to receive regular benefits while you are away from Canada. However, you can receive regular benefits if you show that you are available for work in Canada while abroad and you inform your local Service Canada Centre that you will be away temporarily.
You can be outside Canada for a period of seven consecutive days for the purpose of:
• attending the funeral of a member of your immediate family or a close relative;
• accompanying a member of your immediate family to a medical facility, provided that the treatment sought is not readily available in the family member's area of residence in Canada;
• visiting a member of your immediate family who is seriously ill or injured; or
• attending a bona fide job interview.
You can be away from Canada for a period of 14 consecutive days for the purpose of conducting a bona fide job search.
If you indicate that you have taken measures to be reached if an employment opportunity presents itself during your absence and that you are able to return to Canada within 48 hours, we will accept that you have proven your availability.
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http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/e...ar.shtml#while