Who is eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits?

To receive EI Regular benefits, you need to demonstrate that you:

• were employed in insurable employment
• lost your job through no fault of your own
• have been without work and without pay for at least 7 consecutive days in the last 52 weeks
• have worked for the required number of insurable employment hours in the last 52 weeks or since the start of your last EI claim, whichever is shorter
• are ready, willing and capable of working each day
• are actively looking for work (you must keep a written record of employers you contact, including when you contacted them)

To prove your eligibility and to receive payments you may be entitled to, you're required to complete bi-weekly reports by internet or telephone. Failure to do so can mean a loss of benefits.