EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – TEMPORARY LAYOFF
- Employees are eligible for regular EI
- Most typically a minimum of 700 insurable hours required
- Employer to provide a ROE
- 1 week waiting period
- 55% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $573 per week
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – TEMPORARY LAYOFF – EMPLOYER TOP UP
- Employer top up payments are deducted from EI payments
- If Employer has registered a Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Program (SUB) with Service Canada payments from the SUB plan are not deducted from EI benefits
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE – REDUCED HOURS OF WORK COMBINED WITH EI BENEFITS
- EI Work- Sharing Program – To avoid layoffs
- Employees agree to reduced work schedule
- Eligible employees receive EI benefits and continue to receive reduced employment income
- Program can now be extended to 76 weeks
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SICKNESS BENEFIT – UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO QUARANTINE AND ILLNESS WITH SUFFICIENT INSURABLE HOURS
- No waiting period
- A minimum of 600 insurable hours required
- No medical certificate required
- 55% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $573 per week
EMERGENCY CARE BENEFIT – UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO QUARANTINE AND ILLNESS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT INSURABLE HOURS – EFFECTIVE APRIL 2020
- Eligible employees receive up to 15 weeks of benefits, up to $900 bi-weekly
- Application via Canada Revenue Agency
- No medical
EMERGENCY CARE BENEFIT – UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO THE REQUIREMENT TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY MEMBER SICK WITH COVID – 19 WITHOUT SUFFICIENT INSURABLE HOURS – EFFECTIVE APRIL 2020
- Eligible employees receive up to 15 weeks of benefits, up to $900 bi-weekly
- Application via CRA
- No medical
EMERGENCY CARE BENEFIT – UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURE AND REQUIREMENT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF INSURABLE HOURS
- Eligible employees receive up to 15 weeks of benefits, up to $900 bi-weekly
- Application via CRA
SMALL BUSINESS TEMPORARY WAGE SUBSIDY
- Period of 3 months
- 10% of remuneration paid during 3 month period
- Maximum subsidy of $1,375 per employee up to a maximum of $25,000 per employer
- Subsidy immediately obtained through the reduction of remittances of income tax withheld