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| basic concepts |
benefit periods |
extension |
long tenured worker |
Summary:
The claimant received work-sharing benefits that were converted to regular benefits after losing his job. At the end of his benefit period, the claimant was informed that he was ineligible for extended-benefits under the newly implemented Long-Tenured Worker (LTW) program because his claim had been established outside the eligibility period. The Commission could not advise the claimant in February 2009 about his eligibility for LTW status because the LTW program did not exist at the time. Bill C-50 was enacted on November 5, 2009 and made retroactive to January 4, 2009. There was no evidence on record showing that the Commission should have known, as early as February, 2009, that Bill C-50 would be enacted or that it would provide more benefits for claimant establishing a benefit period starting on January 4, 2009. The Commission has no power to amend the Act.
