As a Md or doctor in ontario, if I do not work am I eligible for unemployment benefits? If so much per month? thanks

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Customer: as a Md or doctor in ontario, if I do not work am I eligible for unemployment benefits? If so much per month? thanks
Answered by JJL11 in 4 hours 2 years ago
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Hello - My name is ***** ***** I'm happy to assist you today. I am a Canadian lawyer who is able to answer questions about EI benefits.

You are eligible for EI benefits, if you were treated as a employee in your previous job and not as a self employed person. In addition, you have to be willing to and looking for work and available to work if work becomes available to you during your period of employment.

Did you employer deduct EI premiums from your wages ?

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no I got paid from ohip and they employer took 20% I do not think there was any unemployment insurance taken.
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I see - Did your employer issue to you a Record of Employment ( ROE) when you stopped working and were any other deductions made from your wages such as CPP or Federal tax ?

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no tax is not taken out, just my check as an independant contractor. no ROE.
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Good morning - In that case, you will not be eligible for EI benefits because it sounds like you were treated by your employer as a independent contractor and not an employee given that no Federal deductions were made to your wages which is usually the strongest indicator of an employee-employer relationship. Specifically, if no deductions were made from your wages for EI purposes, it will be difficult to establish that you had insurable earnings for the purposes of now accessing EI benefits.

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