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Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs is a common-sense
initiative designed to help you find work in your local area
that matches your skills.
It applies to everyone collecting Employment Insurance
regular or fishing benefits.
Depending on your EI contributions and claim history,
you will be placed into one of three claimant categories.
If you don't fit into the long-tenured workers or frequent
claimant categories, you're an occasional claimant.
This means for the first six weeks of your claim,
you may limit your search to jobs within your usual
occupation, starting at 90% of your previous wage.
By week seven, you must look for jobs similar to what you
normally do, with wages at 80% of your previous wage.
After 18 weeks, you must expand your search to include any job
you're qualified to do, starting at 70% of your previous wage.
You are never required to accept wages that would result in your
receiving less income than you would while collecting EI.
To help you find job opportunities that match your
skills, we've also enhanced our job alerts system.
Sign up on our website to receive daily e-mails with
information about new job postings in your area.
For more information, visit servicecanada.gc.ca/eichanges.