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From what you have told me, it sounds like they want to know more about your income earned during the time you were receiving EI benefits in 2019. I would advise that you try to have the documentation ready before the call tomorrow of how much income you reported to EI and how you determined how much income you had earned. I,f after the call tomorrow, EI makes the decision that you under-reported, they will calculate an overpayment for the EI benefits your received. If they decide it was an honest mistake on your part, there will be no additional penalty. So it is important when you talk to the EI officer, to establish that any misreporting or under-reporting was due to an honest mistake. If they make a decision you do not agree with, you have the right to appeal their decision. Details on how to appeal are outlined in the EI office's decision letter to you.

It is not only the amount of income reported but it is also the issue of "whether you were willing and available" to work if you found a job. EI will probably ask you how many hours you devoted to your self employment..If it was many hours in one day, then they might deem you to not have been available to work which is a prerequisite for continuing to get EI benefits. If they do decide you were not available to work, a decision might be made for you to repay those weeks of EI benefits. Also, even if EI decides to penalize you, there is no jail time. Contravening EI law is not criminal in nature.

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Like with a debt to the Canada Revenue Agency, you can repay monies owed by installment. EI is usually quite flexible with respect to the amount paid monthly and the duration

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