Record #:
CWD6872
Last Modified:
15 Nov 2024
Last Full Update:
29 Feb 2024
Description
| Description (Service) | Employment Insurance (EI) provides benefits to individuals who lose their jobs through no fault of their own (for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs, maternity/parental etc) . |
Service Details
| Hours | Service Canada Centres are open for limited in-person services. Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 12:30 pm-4 pm |
| Areas Served | Blue Mountains ; Clearview (Simcoe County) ; Collingwood ; Wasaga Beach |
| 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.
For the most up to date information about Employment Insurance benefits please go to the website. |
| Application | To find out if you are eligible to receive EI regular benefits, you must submit an application online. It will take about 60 minutes to complete the online application. The website takes you step by step through the application process, and provides detailed instructions on how to complete the form. |
| Languages | French - Website, Publications |
| Fees | None |
Address and Location
| Located In Community | Collingwood |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Between First St and Second St |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible |
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 1-800-206-7218, Toll Free English ; 1-800-808-6352, Toll Free French ; Automated Telephone Reporting English: 1-800-531-7555 ; 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 |  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ServiceCanadaE |
| Mailing Address | The Federal Building; 44 Hurontario St Collingwood, ON Canada L9Y 2L6 |