Translation of "compte d'assurance-emploi " (French → English) :

conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance, employment, self-employment or residence shall, to the extent necessary, take into account periods of insurance, employment, self-employment or residence completed under the legislation of any other Member State as though they were periods completed under the legislation which it applies.

1. The competent institution of a Member State whose legislation makes the acquisition, retention, recovery or duration of the right to benefits conditional upon the completion of either periods of insurance, employment or self-employment shall, to the extent necessary, take into account periods of insurance, employment or self-employment completed under the legislation of any other Member State as though they were completed under the legislation it applies.

1. The competent institution of a Member State whose legislation makes the acquisition, retention, recovery or duration of the right to benefits conditional upon the completion of either periods of insurance, employment or self-employment shall, to the extent necessary, take into account periods of insurance, employment or self-employment completed under the legislation of any other Member State as though they were completed under the legislation it applies.

After debate, the question being put on the motion, it was negatived on the following division: YEAS: 3; NAYS 6. Jean Dubé moved, That whereas the chief actuary of the Employment Insurance Account has recommended that a surplus of 12 billion to 15 billion dollars be accumulated in the Account in order to ensure the stability of the program; and That whereas projections show that at current rates, the Employment Insurance Account will attain a 12 billion dollar surplus by the end of 1997, and that according to the 1997 budget, the surplus will exceed 18 billion by the end of 1998-1999; and That whereas recent changes to the Employment ...[+++] Insurance Program have severely impacted on the lives of many Canadians, and are a source of great concerns, especially for those relying on seasonal work; and That whereas the study of this subject matter falls within the mandate of the Committee as identified in Standing Order 108 (2); The Committee undertake immediately to examine the changes to the Employment Insurance Program to determine their effects on Canadians and provide recommendations to the Government on ways to make the Employment Insurance Program more equitable for all workers.

These were: that the employment insurance fund no longer be used as a tax on employment; that the administration of the employment insurance fund be depoliticized and removed from government control, or in other words made into an independent fund; that the employment insurance fund conform to the objectives of the legislation, which is to ensure the unemployed of a decent and fair income during temporary periods without work; that priority be given to returning to contributors the benefits to which they are entitled; that it retain its role as an anticyclical measure.

Fourth, transparency of the EI account: employment insurance account distinct from government operations and employment insurance rate determined solely by the employment insurance commission.