Disclaimer:
*This asterisk denotes recent case law.
Basic rate is 55% of total weekly insurable earnings (subsection 14(2) Employment Insurance Act) in the rate calculation period: subsections 14(4), 14(4.1) of the Act Employment Insurance Act, section 23 of the Regulations Employment Insurance Regulations.
Claims to which Regulation 77.93 applies will have a basic rate of 55% calculated on the best 14 weeks of insurable earnings in the qualifying period.
Increased rate up to 25% (family supplement): section 16 of the Act Employment Insurance Act, section 34 of the Regulations Employment Insurance Regulations