While you are receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, you must complete
reports to show that you are eligible.
Completing your report
Work and earnings
If you worked during the period covered, you must provide:
the dates and the number of hours that you worked;
the telephone numbers of all your employers; and
your total earnings before deductions for each calendar week of the period. (Your total earnings include tips and commissions.)
You must report your true earnings before deductions. If you do not, you may have to repay some or all of the money you received. You must always report your earnings during the week(s) you earned them. For example:
If you worked in a particular week and will be paid later, you must report the number of hours you worked during the actual week you worked. You cannot wait until you are paid to report those hours and the earnings.
When reporting your earnings for each calendar week (Sunday to Saturday), round to the nearest dollar.
For example, if your earnings were $125.49, enter $125. If your earnings were $125.50, enter $126.
Report only full hours worked for each calendar week (Sunday to Saturday).
For example, if you worked 38 hours and 45 minutes, enter 38 hours.
If you started full-time work, state the date that you started. Report all employment, whether you work for someone else or for yourself. You also must notify us if you leave your job or lose your job, and tell us the reason.
Tip: Use the reporting calendar to keep track of your earnings and hours worked.
Training
If you attended school or training, report the number of hours that you were in training and the amount of any training allowance received. Do not include allowances for living away from home, commuting, travel or dependant care.
Availability
You will be asked the following question: "Were you ready, willing and capable of working each day, Monday through Friday, during each week of this report?"
If you were not available for work or you were not looking for work for any reason (for example, you were sick, injured or away on vacation), you must answer “no.” You will be asked which days you were not available. You must also report if you leave Canada for any reason.
Answer all questions truthfully. Providing false information is considered fraud and is punishable by law. If you make a mistake during your online session, you will be able to correct it before submitting your report. If you discover that you made a mistake after you have submitted your report, it is important that you let us know as soon as possible; otherwise, you may have to pay back some or all of the money you received.