Employment Insurance Regulations

41.2 For the purposes of subsections 23.1(3), 23.2(2), 23.3(2), 152.06(2), 152.061(2) and 152.062(2) of the Act, the medical certificate referred to in subsections 23.1(2), 23.2(1), 23.3(1), 152.06(1), 152.061(1) or 152.062(1) of the Act may be issued by an individual authorized by the appropriate governmental authority of a country other than Canada to perform the work of a medical doctor or of a nurse practitioner and who has professional qualifications that are substantially similar to those of a medical doctor or of a nurse practitioner practising in Canada, if the person to whom the certificate refers is in that country.