Section 37 of the EI act indicates that “a claimant is not entitled to receive benefits for any period during which the claimant (a) is an inmate of a prison or similar institution”.
I just wonder if you've done any work in your department to ensure that there aren't prisoners who are receiving employment insurance who shouldn't be receiving it. Are we going to hear another story in a year or so about an egregious criminal who is collecting employment insurance?