Welcome to the CAW 199 Employment Insurance Link

The purpose of this site is to assist our members navigate thought the EI maze to either make a new application for EI benefits or do a report for an existing E.I. claim online.

Greg Brady EI Rep 905-641-6722 905-641-6419

Brad Isherwood Alternate EI Rep

E.I Reporting

To report your layoff weeks for an existing claim. This will take only few minutes click on the link EI Report. (Please note you will need your Social Insurance & 4 digit PIN number)

Vacation Pay - You have to report your vacation pay to E.I.

In past years, the E.I. office would receive your vacation pay amounts from General Motors and put the allocation on your claim for the weeks of vacation pay accordingly. This is not going to be done automatically this year. The E.I. office is expecting all laid off members to allocate their vacation pay when reporting their weeks of layoff. If you are on layoff July or August, it is your responsibility to call the E.I. office (1-800-206-7218) and tell them the gross amount of vacation pay you were paid and have them input it in their system for allocation. read more

Employment Insurance Clawback

Employment Insurance (EI) and Repayment of Benefits at Income Tax Time - Year 2009 What you should know:

Whatever the type of benefits you receive, EI payments are taxable income, meaning federal and provincial or territorial taxes, where applicable, are deducted when you receive them. At the time you file your income tax return, depending on your net income and if you were paid regular benefits, you may be required to repay some of the EI benefits you received.

If your 2009 net income from all sources exceeds $52,875 you will be required to repay 30% of the lesser of:

Your payback is based on the amount over the threshold only.

For detailed information, and examples, go to the following link. Read More

Employment Insurance

1. You must do your application for EI on-line.

2. You can also do EI reporting on-line.

3. If you fail to follow procedure, EI or SUB will not pay for weeks of layoff.

4. If you are to receive earning while on layoff, all earning are to be reported to EI.

5. If you had previously booked vacation for this time, be sure to have your supervisor put through a cancellation.

6. All EI claims run for one (1) full year from your first week off. Example: layoffs, S&A or WSIB can all be used for layoff waiting periods.

7. It is very important that you keep good records and report your claim in a timely manner. If you have any problems or need assistance you can call the CAW E.I. rep Greg Brady or his alternate, Brad Isherwood at the above numbers.

E.I. Application On Line

To do an on line application click on the link E.I. OnLine. The process should take about 20 minutes, (please note you will need your social insurance number) simply answer the questions and select submit

Temporary layoff Information for G.M. - E.I. application Process

Be advised: General Motors will not be sending your layoff information to the EI office on your behalf; you will need to apply for EI benefits on-line. The EI office has made the decision that all of our members being laid off will have to file for EI benefits on-line as the rest of Canada does.

This can be done by going to: servicecanada.gc.ca

Select "English" or "French", on the right hand side

Select "Application for Employment Insurance Benefits On-Line"

Scroll to the bottom of the next page and select "Start Application"

You will then be asked if you are trying to retrieve an application that you started earlier, if you have not started an application earlier click "No"

Then select "Continue"

You will then be asked if you were supplied with a reference code, click "Yes".

The reference code you need to input is:3511042010GMSTCA

Then you will be asked security information

Enter your nine digit SIN number

Enter your Last Name

Enter your First Name

Enter your Last Name at Birth

Enter your Gender

Enter your Mothers Maiden Name Her last name before she was Married

Click on Continue

Next you will be given a temporary password identification number, write this number down

Select "Continue"

You are then asked if you wish to have your E.I. payments deposited directly into your bank account. If you answer no the payment will be mailed to you. If you select Yes you will be asked to enter your banking information. Alternatly to set up a direct deposit you can bring a cancelled cheque to the E.I Rep

You are then asked your employer's name, enter "General Motors"

You do not have to answer your first day worked

Enter the date - the last day worked (must be entered)

Enter your G.M. clock number

Select "Continue"

You are then given six pages of rights and responsibilities. Please read each page, scroll to the bottom of each page and select"I accept" and select "Continue".

You will then be asked if you accept the above attestation and want to submit your application on-line. Read your answers and then selct "Yes"

you will be given a confirmation number and your application will be completed. For your records you can print off a copy your your application

Your application must be completed within four weeks of being laid off or the E.I. office may not accept your application and you may not be paid E.I. benefits, which in turn, would disqualify you for any SUB benefit paid.

If you apply on-line the first Monday of layoff and have your waiting period served and also have your access code, you should be able to report your week or weeks of layoff the Saturday of the 2nd week of layoff.

If it is a new claim, you must wait for your access code to be sent in the mail. This normally takes 3 to 4 weeks.

If you have any problems, contact your SUB Reps.

Employment Insurance Appeals

Service Canada (the federal government's public service information source) maintains a handy list of EI appeals decisions that are favourable to workers. This is a fantastic resource for workplace representatives and worker advocates dealing with EI issues across the country.

The government included this online database because of grassroots work done by worker and unemployed worker advocates, including members of the CAW. Major search categories are listed (e.g. Misconduct or Voluntary Leaving), as well as sub-categories, to help facilitate online navigation - making it much more user-friendly.

Click here to view the complete database of EI Appeal Decisions Favourable to Workers

Frequently Asked Questions

For information on E.I. & claw back click on Frequently Asked Questions