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BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- benefit eligibility
1, record 1, English, benefit%20eligibility
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eligibility for benefit 2, record 1, English, eligibility%20for%20benefit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canadian benefit eligibility is a complex calculation based upon a variable entrance requirement (VER) in which benefit qualification and entitlements are determined by the local unemployment rate. In these circumstances, exhaustion can take place anywhere along the entitlement schedule from a minimum of 17 weeks to a maximum of 50 weeks under the UI [Unemployment Insurance] system. Under Employment Insurance, the range of weeks runs from 14 to 45 weeks. 1, record 1, English, - benefit%20eligibility
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under the Act ]Unemployment Insurance Act]. the conditions of eligibility for benefit prescribed by section 19 "et seq" have nothing to do with the right of an insured to make a claim for benefit. 3, record 1, English, - benefit%20eligibility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- admissibilité aux prestations
1, record 1, French, admissibilit%C3%A9%20aux%20prestations
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les modifications au Régime d'assurance-chômage visent à] renforcer le lien qui existe entre les antécédents de travail et l'admissibilité aux prestations, par l'application d'une nouvelle méthode servant à déterminer la période d'admissibilité aux prestations d'un prestataire et par l'augmentation de la période minimale pendant laquelle une personne devrait avoir travaillé pour avoir droit à des prestations d'assurance-chômage, période qui passerait de dix à douze semaines de travail; [...] 2, record 1, French, - admissibilit%C3%A9%20aux%20prestations
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992. 3, record 1, French, - admissibilit%C3%A9%20aux%20prestations
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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