Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations
11 (1) Notwithstanding subsections 7.1(1) to (3), (6) and (7) of the Act, the amount of insurable earnings that an insured person, other than a new entrant or re-entrant to the labour force, requires under section 8 to qualify for benefits is increased to the amount set out in the applicable column of the table to this subsection where the insured person accumulates one or more violations in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits.
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Column I Column II Column III Column IV Column V Item Regional Rate of Unemployment Minor Violation Serious Violation Very Serious Violation Subsequent Violation 1 6% and under $5,250 $6,400 $7,350 $8,400 2 more than 6% but not more than 7% 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 3 more than 7% but not more than 8% 4,750 5,700 6,650 7,600 4 more than 8% but not more than 9% 4,500 5,400 6,300 7,200 5 more than 9% but not more than 10% 4,200 5,100 5,850 6,800 6 more than 10% but not more than 11% 3,950 4,750 5,600 6,400 7 more than 11% but not more than 12% 3,625 4,350 5,150 5,850 8 more than 12% but not more than 13% 3,450 4,050 4,800 5,500 9 more than 13% 3,200 3,800 4,350 5,100 (2) The amount of insurable earnings that an insured person who is a new entrant or re-entrant to the labour force requires under section 8 to qualify for benefits is increased where, in the 260 weeks before making an initial claim for benefits, the person accumulates
(a) a minor violation, in which case the amount is increased to $6,875;
(b) a serious violation, in which case the amount is increased to $8,250; or
(c) a very serious violation, in which case the amount is increased to $8,400.
(3) A violation shall not be taken into account under subsection (1) or (2) in more than two initial claims for benefits if the claimant qualified for benefits with the increased amount of insurable earnings in respect of each of those claims.
(4) The value of a violation is the aggregate of
(a) the amount of the overpayment of benefits resulting from the act or omission on which the violation is based, and
(b) if the claimant is disqualified or disentitled from receiving benefits, or the act or omission on which the violation is based relates to qualification requirements under section 8, the amount determined, subject to subsection (5), by multiplying the claimant’s rate of weekly benefits by the average number of weeks of regular benefits, as determined under section 13 of the Employment Insurance Regulations.
(5) The maximum amount to be determined under paragraph (4)(b) is the amount of benefits that would have been paid to the claimant if the claimant had not been disentitled or disqualified or had met the qualification requirements under section 8.
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