Yes. Subsection 8(2) of the Employment Insurance Act says that an extension to the qualifying period may be granted during the weeks, etc., that the claimant is “confined in a jail, penitentiary or other similar institution”.
February 1st, 2012 / 3:50 p.m.
Conservative
Dick Harris Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Yes. Subsection 8(2) of the Employment Insurance Act says that an extension to the qualifying period may be granted during the weeks, etc., that the claimant is “confined in a jail, penitentiary or other similar institution”.
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