| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| availability for work |
absences from home |
out of canada |
Interstate |
Summary:
The claimant who held USA citizenship and had a residence in Valleyfield, Québec. He was granted 14 days to look for work in Arizona. He argued that he should have been allowed more time. He also argued that he should benefit under the Interstate rules between Canada and the USA. The claimant was held to be out of Canada and unavailable beyond the 14 days. He could not qualify for interstate benefits in the USA as he did not have sufficient hours of insurable employment as required by section 55 of the EIR. He has already received 28 weeks of benefit and the most he could have received had he applied for an interstate claim at the onset was 21 weeks.
