Summary of Issue: Maximum Under 104 W.

Decision A0313.10 Full Text of Decision A0313.10

The Commission extended the claimant's qualifying period by four weeks because the claimant had been unable to work for a six-week period due to a work-related injury. The Commission was unable to further extend the claimant's qualifying period because of a prior benefit period. His application was denied because he had not worked the requisite number of hours during his qualifying period. The FCA found that s. 8(1) provides for two possible qualifying periods and the shorter of the two possibilities is the applicable qualifying period.

Decision A-1073.90 Full Text of Decision A-1073.90

When s. 7 is read in the context as a whole it is necessary to apply the modifiers in ss. (2) through (7) before determining which of the periods mentioned in (1)(a) and (1)(b) is "the shorter". Extension not allowed beyond commencement date of previous benefit period.

Decision 18925 Full Text of Decision 18925

Refer to: A-1073.90

Decision 16127 Full Text of Decision 16127

Start of the claim period 6-2-86; start of the 2nd claim period: 8-2-87; request for extension based on disability from 14-5-87 to 1-2-87. The qualifying period can only be extended pursuant to 18(1)(a) and not 18(1)(b) and cannot be retroactive beyond 6-2-86.

Decision 12837 Full Text of Decision 12837

If an extension were allowed, the qualifying period would start prior to the commencement of the previous benefit period. CUB 7877 quoted with approval: the same insurable weeks cannot be used more than once to establish benefit periods.

Decision 12031 Full Text of Decision 12031

Qualifying period in 7(1)(b) cannot be extended. [pp. 4-5]