How Do I File For Unemployment Insurance In Canada

To find out if you can be given Unemployment Insurance benefits, you have to apply for Unemployment Insurance online or personally at your Service Canada Centre, even if you received or will receive money when you become unemployed.

If you are submitting an application for any kind of benefits, other than maternity or parental, be definite to submit an application the moment you stop working even though you don’t have your Records of service. Delaying in filing your claim for remuneration beyond four weeks after your last day of work may reason loss of benefits.

If your employers issue ROEs in document format, you should request ROEs from all your employers who issued ROEs in paper format in the previous 52 weeks. On the other hand, if your employer submits your ROE to Service Canada by electronic means, you do not require requesting a paper copy of your ROE from your employer because Service Canada will receive it by electronic means from your employer. On the similar day your employer submits it, you will be capable of viewing and print copies of your ROE online using My Service Canada Account.

If you are feeling trouble obtaining your ROE(s) from your employer(s), Service Canada can help you. Go to your Service Canada Centre or contact at 1-800-206-7218. One of Service Canada agents will counsel you how the ROE can be obtained or what is needed to analyze your claim.

If you are submitting an application for sympathetic care or sickness benefits, you must apply the moment you stop working.