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An important
announcement
about
Unemployment
Insurance
The Government of Canada recently pre-
sented to Parliament a series of amendments
to the Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA).
The purpose of the proposed amendments
is to improve existing legislation and to
provide additional funds for programs and
job training in areas critical to Canada’s
economic future. Major improvements
include additional maternity/parental bene-
fíts and the extension of coverage to people
who choose to work beyond age 65.
Although passed by the House of
Commons on November 6th, 1989, Bill C-21
is still under consideration by the Senate
and will not become law on December 31.
Under one section of the current law,
workers may qualify for regular UI benefits
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with at least 10 to 14 weeks of work during
the previous year. That section of the law
expires January 6th, 1990 and until amend-
ments to the Act are adopted the following
interim rule applies:
Anyone making a claim for regular UI
beneflts that would have started on or after
January 7, 1990, must have worked a
minimum of 14 weeks during the last year
to qualify.
For more information contact your
local Canada Employment Centre (CEC).
There are more than 500 CECs across
Canada; phone numbers are listed in the
Federal Government section of your
phone book.
Canada