Section 7 — Employment Insurance Act: Benefits payable to persons who qualify

Unemployment benefits are payable as provided in this Part to an insured person who qualifies to receive them. An insured person qualifies if the person has had an interruption of earnings from employment; and has had during their qualifying period at least the number of hours of insurable employment set out in the following table in relation to the regional rate of unemployment that applies to the person. TABLE Regional Rate of Unemployment Required Number of Hours of Insurable Employment in Qualifying Period 6% and under 700 more than 6% but not more than 7% 665 more than 7% but not more than 8% 630 more than 8% but not more than 9% 595 more than 9% but not more than 10% 560 more than 10% but not more than 11% 525 more than 11% but not more than 12% 490 more than 12% but not more than 13% 455 more than 13% 420 [Repealed, 2016, c. 7, s. 209] An insured person is not qualified to receive benefits if it is jointly determined that the insured person must first exhaust or end benefit rights under the laws of another jurisdiction, as provided by Article VI of the Agreement Between Canada and the United States Respecting Unemployment Insurance , signed on March 6 and 12, 1942.