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sickness benefits |
out of canada |
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Summary:
The claimant, while receiving sickness benefits, travelled out of Canada to perform a job search and was disentitled from benefits. The Umpire stated that paragraph 55(1)(f) of the EI Regulations clearly provides an exception to the disentitlement pursuant to subsection 37(b) of the Act for the purpose of conducting a job search. He concluded that, although a claimant may be prevented from working for medical reasons, it is easy to imagine a situation where the claimant could still be able to undertake a trip out of the country for the purpose of a bona fide job search.