There are parameters in the EI act that are income sensitive. First of all, in terms of the contribution, the amount of insured employment you are covered for is up to $39,000. So you pay premiums on only $39,000 of your income.
In terms of receiving EI, if you become unemployed, there are some provisions in the program that are designed to test need as well. It depends on the circumstance of the individual as to whether those provisions apply. In terms of the ceiling of income at which there is a clawback in the EI benefit payments, I believe that is $48,000 a year. So if you make more than $48,000, you could be subject to a clawback. But a clawback does not apply if you are what we call a “first-time claimant”. That's someone who hasn't claimed, I believe, in the past five years.