Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 (S.C. 2021, c. 23)

• 354 (1) Subsection 11(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 11 (1) Despite subsections 7.1(1) to (2.1), (6) and (7) of the Act, the amount of insurable earnings that an insured person requires under section 8 or 12 to qualify for benefits is increased to the amount set out in the applicable column of the table to this subsection if the insured person accumulates one or more violations in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits.

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
    Item	Minor Violation ($)	Serious Violation ($)	Very Serious Violation ($)	Subsequent Violation ($)
    1	3,200	3,800	4,350	5,100

• (2) Subsection 11(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 11 (1) Despite subsections 7.1(1) to (2.1), (6) and (7) of the Act, the amount of insurable earnings that an insured person requires under section 8 to qualify for benefits is increased to the amount set out in the applicable column of the table to this subsection if the insured person accumulates one or more violations in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits.

    	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
    Item	Regional Rate of Unemployment	Minor Violation ($)	Serious Violation ($)	Very Serious Violation ($)	Subsequent Violation ($)
    1	6% and under	5,250	6,400	7,350	8,400
    2	more than 6% but not more than 7%	5,000	6,000	7,000	8,000
    3	more than 7% but not more than 8%	4,750	5,700	6,650	7,600
    4	more than 8% but not more than 9%	4,500	5,400	6,300	7,200
    5	more than 9% but not more than 10%	4,200	5,100	5,850	6,800
    6	more than 10% but not more than 11%	3,950	4,750	5,600	6,400
    7	more than 11% but not more than 12%	3,625	4,350	5,150	5,850
    8	more than 12% but not more than 13%	3,450	4,050	4,800	5,500
    9	more than 13%	3,200	3,800	4,350	5,100

• 355 (1) Subsection 12(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 12 (1) An insured person who is not qualified to receive benefits under section 7 of the Act and who is claiming special benefits qualifies to receive the special benefits if the person has at least $2,500 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period.

• (2) Subsection 12(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • 12 (1) An insured person who is not qualified to receive benefits under section 7 of the Act and who is claiming special benefits qualifies to receive the special benefits if the person has at least $3,760 of insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in their qualifying period.

• (3) Paragraph 12(5)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (a) the claimant has accumulated, since the beginning of the benefit period, insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that, when added to the insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period, are at least $2,500; and

• (4) Paragraph 12(5)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

  • (a) the claimant has accumulated, since the beginning of the benefit period, insurable earnings from employment as a fisher that, when added to the insurable earnings from employment as a fisher in the claimant’s qualifying period, are equal to or exceed the applicable amount of insurable earnings in employment as a fisher set out in the schedule, determined by reference to the week in which the benefit period began; and

356 The heading before section 15 and sections 15 to 17 of the Regulations are repealed.

357 The schedule to the Regulations is repealed.

358 The Regulations are amended by adding, after section 14.5, the schedule set out in Schedule 4 to this Act.

Transitional Provision

Marginal note:Non-application

359 For greater certainty, subsections 153(3) to (9) of the Employment Insurance Act do not apply in respect of the amendments made by sections 352 to 358.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:September 26, 2021

• 360 (1) Subsections 352(1), 353(1) and (3), 354(1) and 355(1) and (3) and sections 356 and 357 come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on September 26, 2021.

• Marginal note:September 25, 2022

  (2) Subsections 352(2), 353(2) and (4), 354(2) and 355(2) and (4) and section 358 come into force, or are deemed to have come into force, on September 25, 2022.

DIVISION 362000, c. 9Canada Elections Act

Amendments to the Act

• 361 (1) Paragraph 486(3)(c) of the Canada Elections Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c) knowingly contravenes subsection 91(1) (making or publishing false statement to affect election results); or

• (2) Paragraph 486(4)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) knowingly contravenes subsection 91(1) (making or publishing false statement to affect election results); or

Application of Amendments

Marginal note:Election within six months

362 Despite subsection 554(1) of the Canada Elections Act, the amendments to that Act made by section 361 apply in an election for which the writ is issued within six months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.