Section 152.27 — Employment Insurance Act: Failure to file a return

Every self-employed person who fails to file a return of their self-employed earnings for a year as and when required by section 152.22 is liable to a penalty of five per cent of the part of the amount of the premium required to be paid by them for the year that remained unpaid at the expiry of the time the return was required to be filed, except that, if that person is liable to a penalty under subsection 162(1) or (2) of the Income Tax Act in respect of the year, the Minister of National Revenue may reduce the penalty to which the person is liable under this section or may remit the penalty in whole or in part. Every person who fails to file a return as required by subsection 152.22(3) is liable to a penalty of $5 for each day of default, to a maximum of $50.