Service Canada

Site: Barrie

Service: Employment Insurance, Barrie

Record #: BAR0326
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2024
Last Full Update: 26 Jun 2024

Description

Description (Service)

Temporary financial assistance and support in finding new employment, able-bodied claimants must be seeking employment to remain eligible

  • Service Canada has tools available to help search job listings, create a résumé, choose a career, and assess skills
  • Job Bank is an online source for employment information and job postings, see listing BAR2664
  • for most people, basic rate for calculating EI benefits is 55% of average insurable weekly earnings, up to a maximum amount
  • as of January 1, 2023, the maximum yearly insurable earnings amount is $61,500 for a maximum amount of $650 per week
  • Individuals not entitled to receive EI benefits, will be contacted by letter or by telephone, a Request for Reconsideration can be submitted, see website for details

Special benefits

  • include maternity and parental benefits, compassionate care benefits, benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children, sickness benefits and more, see website for complete list and details

Family Supplement

  • for low income families who receive the Canada Child Benefit (CCB)
  • entitlement will be added to EI payment
  • amount based on annual net family income, see website for details

    Service Details

    Public Comments No local Barrie phone number

    NOTE: sign at front of building which houses Barrie Service Canada Centre says Government of Canada, 48 Owen St
    Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm, hours may vary
    Areas Served Barrie ; Simcoe County ; Alliston; Angus; Innisfil; Midhurst; Elmvale
    Eligibility Eligibility information is a guideline, apply for benefits so processing agents can determine eligibility
    • Persons legally entitled to work in Canada who have an interruption of earnings due to shortage of work, injury, quarantine, pregnancy, adoption, personal illness, or a grave illness in the family
    • Hours of insurable employment that are used to calculate benefit must have been accumulated during qualifying period
    • qualifying period is the shorter of the 52-week period immediately before the start date of claim or the period from the start of a previous benefit period to the start of new benefit period, if benefits were applied for earlier and application was approved in the last 52 weeks
    • Claimants who quit a job without just cause or are fired for misconduct are ineligible for regular benefits, just cause includes:
      • discrimination
      • sexual harassment
      • working conditions that constitute a danger to health and safety
      • significant modification of terms and conditions respecting wages or salary
      • eaving to care for child or immediate family member
      • major changes in work duties
    Application
    • Drop-in
    • Application forms available online only, can be accessed on computers at Service Canada sites, see Employment Insurance Benefits and Leave
      • Records of Employment from previous employers should be submitted immediately after employment has ended in order to have claim considered from the last day worked
      • first 2 weeks of claim are a waiting period for which no benefits are paid, two week waiting period is to be served while collecting "Regular EI", and only a 1 week waiting period is to be served for "Special benefits"
      • apply for EI benefits as soon as work has been interrupted even if Record of Employment (ROE) has not yet been received, delay may cause loss of benefits
      • claimants' reports must be correctly completed to generate payment (exemptions available for compassionate care benefit claimants)
    • to request a phone call from a Service Canada representative about this program complete an online request at Service Request
    • for people who do not have internet access call 1-877-355-2657 Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm
    Languages English ; French - Reception, Website, Interpretation, Programs, Publications
    Fees None

    Address and Location

    Located In Community Barrie
    Address & Map
    Barrie Service Canada Centre
    48 Owen St
    Barrie, ON
    Canada L4M 3H1
    Intersection Owen St and Worsley St
    Physical Access Fully Accessible

    Contact Information

    Office Phone 1-800-277-9914, English; French: 1-800-277-9915
    Toll Free Phone 1-800-531-7555, Automated Telephone Reporting, English; Automated Telephone Reporting French: 1-800-431-5595
    TTY Phone 1-800-529-3742
    Website https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html
    Social Media Twitter Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServiceCanada_E
    YouTube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB47465B0C9192D7E
    Mailing Address Barrie Service Canada Centre 
    48 Owen St 
    Barrie, ON 
    Canada L4M 3H1

    Agency Overview