Employment Insurance Regulations

33 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

non-teaching period

non-teaching period means the period that occurs annually at regular or irregular intervals during which no work is performed by a significant number of people employed in teaching. (période de congé)

teaching

teaching means the occupation of teaching in a pre-elementary, an elementary or a secondary school, including a technical or vocational school. (enseignement)

(2) A claimant who was employed in teaching for any part of the claimant’s qualifying period is not entitled to receive benefits, other than those payable under section 22, 23, 23.1, 23.2 or 23.3 of the Act, for any week of unemployment that falls in any non-teaching period of the claimant unless

• (a) the claimant's contract of employment for teaching has terminated;

• (b) the claimant's employment in teaching was on a casual or substitute basis; or

• (c) the claimant qualifies to receive benefits in respect of employment in an occupation other than teaching.

(3) Where a claimant who was employed in teaching for any part of the claimant's qualifying period qualifies to receive benefits in respect of employment in an occupation other than teaching, the amount of benefits payable for a week of unemployment that falls within any non-teaching period of the claimant shall be limited to the amount that is payable in respect of the employment in that other occupation.