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Originally Posted by jaydorn
It varies by region of the country, I guess there's areas of Canada where the maximum amount of time you can collect EI is 45 weeks... Yes just 7 weeks short of an entire year. This is where people get steamed about the seasonal workers who do 8-12 weeks (2-3 months) and collect IE the rest of the year.
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This is also false. To qualify for 45 weeks of EI benefits, the minimum amount of work you have to perform is 1330 hours (33.25 weeks assuming a 40 hour work week), and that's only if your region of residence has 16% unemployment or greater. If you live in an area where the unemployment rate is equal to the national average (currently 7.3%), the maximum benefit you can receive is 40 weeks, and that's only if you previously worked for 1820 hours (45.5 weeks).
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/e...ar.shtml#long1