I haven't worked since December 21. I am currently fighting to get my EI. I have no money.
I've heard that if you're related to your employer, they will give you a bit more grief. “Grief” is probably the wrong word, but it seems the CRA needs to look into it to make sure I'm not getting a back-handed apprenticeship. They were questioning me as to whether I was really working the full hours.
Regardless, no one else in my program.... There are currently almost 40 of us in advanced sheet metal right now at Algonquin; everyone is getting paid yesterday, and we're in our sixth week. We have guys who had to take out loans or beg loans from their parents to try to pay their bills. It can be kind of painful.