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Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| availability for work |
out of Canada |
religious obligation |
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Summary:
The Commission found that the claimant was out of Canada during his benefit period, from December 27, 2006 to January 13, 2007. The Commission found that the claimant was not eligible to receive benefits during the period in which he was out of Canada. The claimant indicated that he was out of the country to participate in a religious pilgrimage. He submitted that, since he went on the trip to fulfill a religious obligation, he should have been able to continue receiving benefits during his absence. He submitted that the Commission's decision was abusive and violated the right granted to him by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to practise his religion. The appeal is dismissed.
