Professional Student Services Personnel
District 12 OSSTF

Employment Insurance Benefits ~

Human Resource Development Canada has requested that a copy of the attached notice pertaining to the Summer break for Employment Insurance Benefits be posted in all TDSB locations.

The same reference codes will be used for Summer, Christmas and March Break for 2007/2008: (Please keep for reference)


Employees of School Boards and School Related Occupations

Instructions for applying for Employment Insurance

Complete your application for

Employment Insurance benefits on-line at:

 www.servicecanada.gc.ca

A Reference Code has been assigned for Ontario residents only. During the application process  you will be asked for this Reference Code.

The same  reference codes will be used for Summer, Christmas and March break for 2007/2008:   (Please keep for reference)

3515012007SCHOOL -  for service in English

3529012007FRENCH -  for service in French  

Enter the Reference Code exactly as shown in capital letters.  These codes are case sensitive and will be open for use only during the following periods.

Summer 2007                    

 4 June 07 to 25 Aug 2007

Christmas Break 2007    

16 Dec 07 to 05 Jan 2008

March Break 2008             

03 Mar 08 to 21 Mar 2008

NOTE: PSSP members working 197 days will have the additional '3' days added to the Christmas Break period. For details click here. And all members should be aware that EI will count your statutory holidays as days worked because you are paid on these days - this effectively eliminates Christmas Break as a qualifying period for EI.


Attention:  You will be asked to provide a return to work date on the application.  If you do not know the date please enter the following date:  10/10/2010

You will also be asked to provide personal information (Social Insurance Number, first and last name, date of birth, and your mother’s maiden name (her last name when she was born).  If this information is not correctly entered, there may be a delay in processing your claim.

Apply for Employment Insurance benefits  after your last day worked, or no later than 14 days after the last day worked or last day paid. 

You do not need your Record(s) of Employment to apply however they will be required to calculate your benefits.

Records of Employment with Serial Numbers starting with “W” or “S” do NOT need to be delivered to your Service Canada Centre. 

However, all Records of Employment which were issued to you in the last year with Serial Numbers starting with “A”, “E”  or “L” must be submitted to your Service Canada Centre as soon as possible once your claim has been filed.

You are also required to submit all  “A”,”E” or “L” Serial Numbered Records of Employment for all employment within the last 52 weeks which has not been previously submitted to your local SCC (this includes any full-time, part-time or casual employment with another employer or school board).

If you have questions about your Employment Insurance application, please call the Employment Insurance Contact Centre during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) at 1-800-206-7218.

Please visit these service offerings during your visit to the Service Canada Website.

Application for Employment Insurance benefits on-line

Internet Reporting Service

My EI Information on-line

Tax Information Slips on-line - T4E