Our seasonal workers obviously don't get 22 weeks of work. In most cases, they get 15. The divisor used to calculate their best weeks benefit rate includes all their weeks. If they worked for 15 weeks, all their earnings are added up and the total is divided by 22. Then it is multiplied by 55%. As a result, a lot of people receive EI benefits of $150 or $200 a week. I don't know how people live on so little money.
The 22‑week criterion causes people a lot of trouble. Very few people who turn to our organization for help accumulate 22 weeks of work.