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| availability for work |
absences from home |
personal reasons |
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Summary:
The claimant was disentitled from receiving benefits while he was outside Canada under section 37 of the EI Act and section 55 of the EI Regulations. The claimant was away from May 31 to June 18, 2009, and did not report his absence. He said that he went to France to look for employment, but only provided evidence of a single, unsuccessful effort to find employment. He failed to show that he had received a formal job offer or that he had looked for employment elsewhere. Also, the claimant did not have a work permit. The appeal by the claimant is dismissed by the Umpire.
