Summary of Issue: Jurisdiction


Decision A0368.06 Full Text of Decision A0368.06

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The Umpire exceeded his jurisdiction pursuant to section 90(1) of the Act in supplementing the hours of insurable employment found by the Commission by the number of hours represented by income replacement benefits when it was only open to the Minister of National Revenue to do so. The majority's reasons from this Court in A-717-98 (Haberman) are dispositive in this case: that the Minister of National Revenue has exclusive jurisdiction to make a determination on how many hours of insurable employment a claimant possesses for the purposes of the Act. The Haberman decision has been followed by other decisions in this Court: A-354-01 (Didiadato), A-778-00 (Thiara), A-110-99 (Tuomi) and A-466-98 (Hawryluk).


Decision A-0341.03 Full Text of Decision A-0341.03

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The Court found that neither the BOR nor the Umpire had erred in finding that they were bound by the insurability ruling, as it is a matter within the Minister or Tax Court jurisdiction. Refer to FCA A-0340.03 for decision.


Decision A-0340.03 Full Text of Decision A-0340.03

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The Court found that neither the BOR nor the Umpire had erred in finding that they were bound by the insurability ruling, as it is a matter within the Minister or Tax Court jurisdiction.


Decision 57578 Full Text of Decision 57578

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to summary indexed under FCA A-0340.03


Decision 57577 Full Text of Decision 57577

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to summary indexed under FCA A-0341.03


Decision A-0354.01 Full Text of Decision A-0354.01

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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A question concerning a claimant's number of hours of insurable employment must be determined by an authorized officer of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Neither the Board of Referees, nor an Umpire, has jurisdiction to determine this question. Decision of the FCA in Haberman (A-0717.98) cited.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision 52722 Full Text of Decision 52722

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The FCA has stated in a number of decisions [Johanne Lépine Desmarchais (A-0907.88), Balbir Kaur (A-0487.93)] that the Minister of National Revenue has the sole jurisdiction to decide the question of insurability of employment. If the claimant wishes to contest the Revenue Canada decision, this must be done before the Tax Court of Canada.

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board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision A-0470.00 Full Text of Decision A-0470.00

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Based on the FCA decision in Haberman (A-0717.98), the Umpire had no jurisdiction to decide the matter at issue, that is, the calculation of the number of hours worked by the claimant which must be decided by an officer of the Department of National Revenue.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision 51458 Full Text of Decision 51458

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Claimant had only 858 hours of insurable employment while requiring 910. Claimant is a supply teacher and Commission based its calculation of the claimant's insurable hours by allowing 5.5 hours of insurable work per day rather than 7 hours in accordance with the School Board's policy. Held by Umpire that neither him nor the Board could contradict a ruling of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.


Decision 51354 Full Text of Decision 51354

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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See summary indexed under FCA A-0354.01

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision A-0110.99 Full Text of Decision A-0110.99

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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FCA held that matters concerning hours of insurable employment were matters of insurability for the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency to decide and not for the BOR and Umpire who were limited to issues of entitlement. References made to FCA decisions in Hawryluk (A-0466.98) and Haberman (A-0717.98).

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision A-0717.98 Full Text of Decision A-0717.98

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The number of insurable hours is a question that shall be determined by an authorized officer of the Department of National Revenue. Neither the BOR and correlatively the Umpire had the jurisdiction to determine whether the claimant had a sufficient number of insurable hours in insurable employment to qualify for employment insurance benefits. Reference made to other FCA's decisions in Valentine (A-0241.98), Vautour (A-0733.98) and Kaur (A-0487.93).

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basic concepts insurability applicability
basic concepts insurability appeals
basic concepts insurability number of hours

Decision A-0466.98 Full Text of Decision A-0466.98

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Making reference to FCA decision in Hoek (A-0089.99), the Court held that an insurability issue had to be determined by the Department of National Revenue (now the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency). Neither the BOR or the Umpire had the jurisdiction to determine the number of hours in insurable employment.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision 47067A Full Text of Decision 47067A

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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See summary indexed under FCA A-0470.00

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision A-0241.98 Full Text of Decision A-0241.98

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Insurability issues take one route, i.e., Revenue Canada and the Tax Court of Canada, and entitlement to benefits take another, i.e., the Commission, the BOR and the Umpire. The authority of the Commission to seek an insurability ruling and the insurability ruling itself are issues that should have been appealed before the Tax Court but that were not.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision A-0105.98 Full Text of Decision A-0105.98

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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FCA confirmed that the determination of employment insurability was unrelated to that of benefit entitlement.

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week of unemployment benevolent work
week of unemployment work without earnings

Decision 41543 Full Text of Decision 41543

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Claimants did not have sufficient hours of insurable employment in their qualifying period to establish a claim. Umpire stated that the determination of whether a claimant has had the required number of hours insurable employment during the qualifying period clearly involves a determination as to how many hours the insured person has had in an insurable employment. He concluded that the issue involved in these appeals is not one that falls within the jurisdicition of the BOR and ruled that the matters will be referred back to the Commission which is directed to request rulings from the Department of National Revenue.**Commission requested a judicial review before the FCA because the Umpire erred in law in ruling as he did, the issue was one of insufficient hours of insurable employment and not one of insurable employment.

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basic concepts number of hours required

Decision A-0932.96 Full Text of Decision A-0932.96

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Counsel for the claimant argued that the Commission, in considering entitlement to benefit, must take into account the decision rendered by the Minister of National Revenue in respect of the insurability of a claimant. FCA maintains that this argument has been definitively invalidated by the recent decision in D’Astoli, A-0999-96.


Decision A-1000.96 Full Text of Decision A-1000.96

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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See summary indexed under A-0999.96, same decision.

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week of unemployment shareholders
week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure

Decision A-1001.96 Full Text of Decision A-1001.96

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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See summary indexed under A-0999.96, same decision.

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week of unemployment shareholders
week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure

Decision A-0999.96 Full Text of Decision A-0999.96

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The claimant was a 25% shareholder, was the only director and ran his business on a full-time basis. The Commission determined that he was not unemployed because he was operating a business on his own account or in a co-adventure. Counsel for the claimant argued that the decision of the Minister of National Revenue regarding the insurability of the claimant’s employment was binding on the Commission in respect of entitlement to benefit, at the very least as far as the claimant’s unemployed status was concerned, and that it was appropriate to go back to the Venditelli rule. FCA found that this interpretation was based on a misunderstanding of the Act and of its operation. FCA maintained that insurability of an employment and entitlement to benefit are two separate factors that the Commission must assess in relation to two separate periods. Parliament wished to subject the analysis of these two factors to separate schemes, which must not be confused. Consequently, the decision rendered in respect of insurability is binding on the Commission only in regard to that issue, not when the Commission has to determine entitlement to benefit.

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week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure
week of unemployment shareholders

Decision 38215 Full Text of Decision 38215

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The BOR overstepped its authority and made a basic error in law by claiming to be competent to calculate the weeks of employment, a function over which the Department of National Revenue alone has discretionary power. Under subsection 61(3) of the Act, that department is the only authority competent to render decisions in that regard.

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board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision A-0733.95 Full Text of Decision A-0733.95

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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FCA declared that the question as to whether and for how long the claimant was in insurable employment is one which neither the BOR nor the Umpire has power to decide.

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umpires errors in law excess of jurisdiction
basic concepts insurability awards

Decision 35988 Full Text of Decision 35988

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to FCA A-0999.96

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week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure
week of unemployment shareholders

Decision 35987 Full Text of Decision 35987

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to FCA A-0999.96

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week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure
week of unemployment shareholders

Decision 35986 Full Text of Decision 35986

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to FCA A-0999.96

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week of unemployment partnership and co-adventure
week of unemployment shareholders

Decision 25416 Full Text of Decision 25416

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Quotes ss. 61(3), amended in 11-90. It seems clear to me that the question at bar concerns the duration of an insurable week. In Part III of the Act, the word "minister" means the Minister of National Revenue. He is the only person designated to render this decision (duration of insurable employment).


Decision A-0487.93 Full Text of Decision A-0487.93

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Employment ruled not insurable (due to nonpayment of wages) by Minister of National Revenue. Ruling overturned by the Board and the Umpire. In our view, the making of the ruling was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Minister. This was made clear by this Court in LÉPINE-DESMARCHAIS.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision 20023A Full Text of Decision 20023A

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to: A-0487.93

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision 22871 Full Text of Decision 22871

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The determination of whether employment is insurable employment is one for Revenue Canada and any appeal from the decisions of that Department must be made to the Tax Court of Canada. The Commission is bound by their finding. All it can do is await the decision of the Tax Court of Canada.

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basic concepts insurability appeals

Decision A-0818.90 Full Text of Decision A-0818.90

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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For the purposes of these proceedings, the determination of the Minister of National Revenue that the employment was insurable must be taken as final. Case returned to Umpire to decide what was the amount of insurable earnings and the period over which it should be allocated.

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basic concepts insurability commissions

Decision 18570 Full Text of Decision 18570

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to: A-0818.90

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basic concepts insurability commissions

Decision 18908 Full Text of Decision 18908

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Has only 19 of the 20 weeks required. Percentage paid each week as 3 public holidays. In the view of the Board, this represented a 20th week. An error in law; insurability is the responsibility of the Minister of Revenue. In any event, this could not be decided on the basis of Reg. 58(12).

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board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction
basic concepts insurability statutory holidays

Decision 15672 Full Text of Decision 15672

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Refer to: A-0907.88

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basic concepts insurability vacation pay
board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision A-0907.88 Full Text of Decision A-0907.88

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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15 of the required 16 weeks plus vacation pay of $384. According to the Umpire, he does not have the authority to decide whether or not vacation pay constitutes a 16th insured week. This authority rests solely with the Minister of National Revenue.

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basic concepts insurability vacation pay
board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision 15459 Full Text of Decision 15459

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The Board obviously erred in law. In accordance with 75(3) and 105, determination of insurability is made by the Minister of Revenue. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review such a decision.

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board of referees errors in law excess of jurisdiction

Decision 14872 Full Text of Decision 14872

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Room and board provided by other than employer with no remuneration in cash. Insurability of employment to be decided by Tax Court. As a decision on insurability of earnings is tied to insurability of employment per s.2(k), decision deferred until then.

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basic concepts insurability non-monetary

Decision 14369 Full Text of Decision 14369

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Whether participation in the Ontario Futures Program at $100 a week, and then work experience placement, is insurable. A note from a Commission officer is no evidence of National Revenue's ruling since neither claimant nor Commission had requested a ruling.


Decision 13999 Full Text of Decision 13999

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Commission's finding [that claimant does not have sufficient weeks to qualify] was based upon National Revenue's ruling that his work engagement was not insurable. This is binding upon the Commission. Claimant's only recourse was to appeal to Minister of National Revenue.


Decision 13367 Full Text of Decision 13367

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The only issue here appeared to be that of insurable employment, one which is exclusively a matter for the Minister of National Revenue. The Board had no jurisdiction to deal with the matter nor did I.

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reconsideration of claim authority to review new facts vs reconsideration

Decision 11978 Full Text of Decision 11978

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Whether employment as mayor of the city was insurable or not is not an issue for decision by Umpire. Any appeal would have had to be made to the Minister of National Revenue and eventually to Tax Court.

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basic concepts qualifying period extension employed

Decision 11610 Full Text of Decision 11610

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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If it is necessary to determine whether the arbitration award is insurable earnings that decision cannot be made by the Board but rather by the Minister of National Revenue under s.75.

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basic concepts insurability awards

Decision A-0039.85 Full Text of Decision A-0039.85

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The duty to decide questions of entitlement devolves upon the Commission under ss. 39(3). Since the case is concerned with the number of weeks [of insurable employment] and not whether claimant had been in insurable employment, the Tax Court was without jurisdiction. [Act amended since: ss. 61(3) and ss. 35(4)]


Decision A-1496.84 Full Text of Decision A-1496.84

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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The question whether free board was insurable earnings to determine the benefit rate was properly appealed to a Board under s.79 and thence to the Umpire under s.80. [p. 10]

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basic concepts responsibility for ui administration
basic concepts rate of benefit computation
basic concepts insurability non-monetary
board of referees errors in law meaning of a term
earnings income in kind

Decision 11349 Full Text of Decision 11349

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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An Umpire has no jurisdiction to interfere with a National Revenue ruling declaring that claimant was not in insurable employment from 7-83 to 7-84. I cannot engage in illegalities for the purpose of accommodating the claimant.


Decision A-1174.82 Full Text of Decision A-1174.82

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basic concepts insurability jurisdiction
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Evidence highly conflicting as to whether claimant worked. The Board found that he did. Commission's submission that the Board had no jurisdiction to decide that employment was insurable found irrelevant by Umpire, the issue simply being whether he worked. The Umpire did not err.

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umpires grounds of appeal capricious finding req'd
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