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apprenticeship training.
Employment Insurance Benefits and Financial Supports for Apprentices
Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits are available for apprentices while attending technical training if they have been referred under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act to attend the course and have worked sufficient hours to establish an EI claim. The amount of insurable hours of work needed, to establish a claim, varies from region to region.
On July 21, 2002, the Employment Insurance (EI) Regulations were amended so that apprentices in approved training programs, who are applying for EI benefits, may only need to serve one waiting period per apprenticeship program.
Before applying for EI you must visit the following site www.labourmarketservices.gov.bc.ca/apprenticeships.html in order to get a reference code that you will need in order to apply for your EI and other financial supports. Once you have your reference code you apply for your EI on the following site: www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/index.shtml.
Apprentices are advised to apply for these financial supports four weeks before your course start date.
For more information contact:
Ministry of Social Development
Employment & Labour Market Services Division
1-800-663-7867
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