It usually takes over 4 weeks for Service Canada to review an application and start paying benefits. You should expect to be without any income for up to a month. It can take even longer if you do not send in all the information that Service Canada needs to make a decision.
If you qualify for benefits, you can get your payments either by mail or by direct deposit to your bank account. Direct deposit allows you to get your payments as quickly as possible. Service Canada will also pay back any benefits for the time that your application was being processed.
If you do not qualify for EI, Service Canada will send you that decision in writing. If you disagree with the decision, you have 30 days from the date you first find out about the decision to ask Service Canada to reconsider. Just continue to file your reports online and Service Canada will automatically transition your claim to EI payments. If you no longer qualify for EI you will be contacted by Service Canada by email or you will receive a letter in the mail.
It is a good idea to apply as soon as you stop working. Apply within 4 weeks of your final day at work or you might not be eligible if you wait longer. Employers have the opportunity to file your ROE online directly with Service Canada but make sure you ask your employer for that since you will need to provide that to your EI file. The payments on your claim will be delayed if your employer does not file the ROE.
If your claim is rejected due to missing information, a delayed ROE submission from your employer, or any other reason that requires you to speak to a Service Canada agent, you can now fill out an Online Service Form to schedule a call back. An agent will call you back within 2 business days. If you are missing some of these documents, you can still apply.
This will help prevent delays. You can apply at a Service Canada Centre near you. Many settlement agencies can help you with your EI application. Read the following information very carefully, so that you clearly understand your rights and responsibilities when applying for Employment Insurance.
Employment Insurance is and has always been a government program administrated by a federal branch currently known as Service Canada, which determines how unemployed in Canada apply and receive benefits based on the Employment Insurance Act. Once you have found the appropriate page prior to starting your E.
Application you should know or have:. If you already have started and established an Employment Insurance claim for benefits within the past 52 weeks and there are weeks still payable, that claim will automatically be reactivated when you complete the EI application online. Please note that some questions in the applications may vary slightly depending on the region you live.
If you had attempted an application within the last 72 hours you will be given an opportunity to retrieve any information you had previously inputted by entering your personal information as well as the temporary password which was presented when you started that application. After inputting your personal information, you will be given a temporary password identification number. Write down this down as this is the number they will ask for if for any reason you are unable to complete this application and are required to retrieve it for completion within 72 hours.
If you had previously set up direct deposit, for which no information has changed, and answer YES to the questions and any benefit you are to receive will be directly deposited into your account. If you have not previously elected the direct deposit option or wish to change the information currently on file at Service Canada, you should have a cheque on hand in order to reference the banking information needed.
First day worked is an optional question that is not required to be answered, but you may enter your Seniority Date if you wish. Last Day Worked: the last day for which you worked or paid before you were laid-off. For most this will be Friday, April 9 th , But input your last day worked. You will now be asked to review the Rights and Responsibilities section, consisting of 6 pages. Your responsibilities are outlined beginning page 3, including the necessity to report any prolonged absence from your normal place of residence or the country during this period.
You must be ready, able and looking for work to satisfy the conditions of collecting an EI benefit or establishing a waiting period. A statement in which you indicate you completed the application truthfully, you understand the Rights and Responsibilities while applying for Employment Insurance Regular Benefits and that you understand by knowing making a false statement you are subject o penalty or criminal proceedings.
The application is now complete and you will be given an opportunity to print out or write down or print a confirmation number. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your E. If it is necessary to call the inquiry line at , be sure to provide the reference code above to ensure you receive the information that pertains to an Automotive Employment Insurance application. Shortly after you complete the application online you will receive a Personal Access Code in the mail to use for completing your reports either by phone or online.
Your 4-digit code never changes so you may already know it but you must still wait for the application to process before you can report.
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