Is CPP income required to be declared while collecting EI?

Question

Is CPP income required to be declared while collecting EI?

Answer 1

It appears you do not need to report your CPP income.  Pls see below the eligibility criteria and information needed to apply for EI:



Who is eligible?

Regular benefits can be paid if you lose your job through no fault of your own, for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs and you are available for and able to work but you can’t find a job.

To be eligible for regular benefits you must show that:

· you have been without work and without pay for at least 7 consecutive days; and

· in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim, this period is called the qualifying period, you have worked for the required number of insurable hours. The hours are based on where you live and the unemployment rate in your economic region at the time of filing your claim for benefits.

If you voluntarily quit your job without just cause or if you are fired due to your own misconduct, you will not be paid regular benefits.

http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ei/ty...

What information/documents are needed to apply?

· your Social Insurance Number (SIN). If your SIN begins with a 9, you need to supply proof of your immigration status and work permit.

· a Record of Employment (ROE) from each job held over the last 52 weeks.  If you do not have your ROE, submit your application as soon as possible. We can let you know how to obtain it;

· personal identification such as your driver's licence, birth certificate or passport if you are applying in person;

· your complete bank information, as shown on your cheque or bank statement, or a voided personalized blank cheque from your current account. This will ensure that your payment of benefits will be made directly to your bank account with Direct deposit;

· a medical certificate indicating how long your incapacity is expected to last, if you are claiming sickness benefits;

· the SIN of the other parent if you are applying for parental benefits;

· a medical certificate for compassionate care benefits if you are applying for compassionate care benefits

· your detailed version of facts if you quit or were dismissed from any job in the last 52 weeks;

· details regarding your most recent employment: Your total salary before deductions including tips and commissions, your salary before deductions for your last week of work — from Sunday to your last day worked — gross amounts received or to be received: vacation pay, severance pay, pension, pay in lieu of notice or lay off and other monies.

Answer 2

Depends on how it was paid.  Take a look at the chart and see which applies to you:

http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ei/in...

Answer 3

Absolutely.  You have to declare all your income.