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Decision 17271

Case Number:
Claimant:
Judge:
 
Murchison Sarah H. 
Dubé 
 
Language:
Decision date:
 
English
1989/11/14
 

Decision:
Appealed:
Appellant:
Corresponding Case:
 
Returned to a different Board 
No
N/A 
-
 

Issue:
Sub-Issue 1:
Sub-Issue 2:
Sub-Issue 3:
 
earnings 
pension 
from another country 
 

Summary:

The wide definitions used in the legislation would lead me to conclude that "employment" means anywhere in the world and therefore "pension" is not restricted to monies arising out of employment in Canada. Claimant's British pension not explicitly ruledout.


Issue:
Sub-Issue 1:
Sub-Issue 2:
Sub-Issue 3:
 
earnings 
income 
arising out of any employment 
 

Summary:

The wide definitions used in the legislation would lead me to conclude that "employment" means employment anywhere in the world.