This quick reference tool includes fully annotated consolidations of the Employment Insurance Act, Employment Insurance Regulations, the Social Security Tribunal Regulations, and relevant sections of the Department of Employment and Social Development Act.

For 2022, this publication also includes the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act, Canada Recovery Benefits Act and Canada Recovery Benefits Regulations, as amended.

Key Features:

• The full text of the Employment Insurance Act, as amended
• Section-by-section annotations, including updated caselaw, commentary and related provisions
• Employment Insurance Act regulations, as amended, with annotations
• New benefits enacted in response to COVID-19: the Canada Emergency Response Act and the Canada Recovery Benefits Act (and Canada Recovery Benefits Regulations)
• Legislation related to the Social Security Tribunal, with annotations
• Tax Court of Canada Rules of Procedure Respecting the Employment Insurance Act

Specific changes for this edition:

Updated Employment Insurance Act and Annotations

The annotations to the Act have been reviewed, with new case law and updated commentary contained in over 35 revisions, including in relation to changes to respond to COVID-19 and to align the Employment Insurance system and emergency response benefits processes.

Updated Employment Insurance Regulations and Annotations

The text and annotations have been similarly updated for the Employment Insurance Regulations across approximately ten revisions, including to comment on: the meaning of “placement agency”; waiving the waiting period for benefits during the COVID-19 emergency; and entitlement to benefits in four United States jurisdictions under the Agreement between Canada and the United States respecting Unemployment Insurance.

Updated Department of Employment and Social Development Act Annotations

The annotations to the Department of Employment and Social Development Act have been updated, including revisions to add thirteen new caselaw decisions to the commentary. In the case of CE v. Canada Employment and Insurance Commission and X, 2021 SST 25 now added to the commentary, the Appeal Division permitted a claimant to rescind the withdrawal of her appeal and discussed its approach to addressing such requests.

Updated Social Security Tribunal Regulations Annotations

The annotations to the Social Security Tribunal Regulations have been updated.